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who
pronoun
used
to
ask
which
person
or
people
someone
is
talking
about
or
refers
to
•
Who
is
at
the
door
?
Who
is
at
the
door
?
•
She
wondered
who
had
eaten
the
last
cookie
.
She
wondered
who
had
eaten
the
last
cookie
.
Old
English
hwā
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*hwas
,
related
to
Latin
quis
and
Greek
tis
,
all
meaning
“
who
.”
pronoun
used
after
a
noun
to
introduce
a
clause
that
gives
more
information
about
the
person
just
mentioned
•
The
teacher
who
helped
me
lives
next
door
.
The
teacher
who
helped
me
lives
next
door
.
•
I
met
a
dancer
who
performs
on
Broadway
.
I
met
a
dancer
who
performs
on
Broadway
.
Same
historical
origin
as
the
interrogative
pronoun
,
evolving
to
serve
as
a
relative
pronoun
in
Middle
English
.
those
determiner
used
to
point
to
specific
people
or
things
that
are
farther
away
from
the
speaker
or
listener
than
others
,
or
have
already
been
mentioned
•
Look
at
those
birds
gliding
over
the
lake
.
Look
at
those
birds
gliding
over
the
lake
.
•
Please
hand
me
those
keys
on
the
kitchen
table
.
Please
hand
me
those
keys
on
the
kitchen
table
.
From
Old
English
“
þās
” (
plural
of
“
þes
”,
meaning
“
this
”),
related
to
German
“
diese
”.
pronoun
people
or
things
that
are
farther
away
from
the
speaker
or
listener
,
or
that
have
already
been
mentioned
•
I
don't
like
these
cookies
;
I
prefer
those
.
I
don't
like
these
cookies
;
I
prefer
those
.
•
Those
were
the
best
days
of
my
life
.
Those
were
the
best
days
of
my
life
.
See
determiner
sense
for
origin
;
pronoun
use
developed
from
the
same
Old
English
plural
form
of
“
this
”.
determiner
used
before
plural
nouns
to
show
that
the
people
or
things
are
farther
away
in
space
or
time
,
or
have
already
been
mentioned
•
Can
you
pass
me
those
cookies
on
the
top
shelf
?
Can
you
pass
me
those
cookies
on
the
top
shelf
?
•
I
love
those
bright
red
flowers
in
your
garden
.
I
love
those
bright
red
flowers
in
your
garden
.
pronoun
used
to
refer
to
several
people
or
things
that
are
farther
away
in
space
or
time
,
or
that
have
just
been
mentioned
,
without
naming
them
again
•
Those
were
the
happiest
moments
of
our
trip
.
Those
were
the
happiest
moments
of
our
trip
.
•
If
you
need
spare
batteries
,
those
are
in
the
drawer
next
to
the
fridge
.
If
you
need
spare
batteries
,
those
are
in
the
drawer
next
to
the
fridge
.
choose
verb
-
choose
,
choosing
,
chooses
,
chose
,
chosen
to
pick
one
person
or
thing
from
several
possibilities
because
you
prefer
it
•
You
can
choose
any
dessert
from
the
menu
.
You
can
choose
any
dessert
from
the
menu
.
•
After
much
thought
,
Mia
chose
the
red
dress
for
the
party
.
After
much
thought
,
Mia
chose
the
red
dress
for
the
party
.
Old
English
ceosan
,
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
Dutch
kiezen
and
German
kiesen
.
verb
-
choose
,
choosing
,
chooses
,
chose
,
chosen
to
decide
to
do
something
when
different
possibilities
exist
,
often
expressed
with
“
to
”
+
verb
•
She
chose
to
stay
home
instead
of
going
out
.
She
chose
to
stay
home
instead
of
going
out
.
•
Many
people
choose
to
work
remotely
nowadays
.
Many
people
choose
to
work
remotely
nowadays
.
whose
determiner
used
to
ask
who
owns
or
is
connected
with
someone
or
something
•
Whose
jacket
is
hanging
on
the
back
of
the
chair
?
Whose
jacket
is
hanging
on
the
back
of
the
chair
?
•
Do
you
know
whose
phone
keeps
ringing
?
Do
you
know
whose
phone
keeps
ringing
?
Old
English
hwæs
,
genitive
of
hwā
(“
who
”),
merging
in
Middle
English
with
Old
English
hwæsne
and
hwæsne
(“
of
which
”).
pronoun
used
to
introduce
a
relative
clause
,
showing
that
something
belongs
to
or
is
connected
with
the
person
or
thing
just
mentioned
•
I
spoke
to
the
girl
whose
dog
was
lost
.
I
spoke
to
the
girl
whose
dog
was
lost
.
•
The
novel
tells
the
story
of
a
king
whose
kingdom
is
falling
apart
.
The
novel
tells
the
story
of
a
king
whose
kingdom
is
falling
apart
.
Same
origin
as
the
interrogative
determiner
:
from
Old
English
hwæs
,
the
genitive
of
'who'
.
whom
pronoun
used
in
formal
questions
as
the
object
of
a
verb
or
preposition
,
referring
to
the
person
or
people
spoken
about
•
Whom
did
the
teacher
choose
to
lead
the
group
?
Whom
did
the
teacher
choose
to
lead
the
group
?
•
With
whom
are
you
going
to
the
concert
tonight
?
With
whom
are
you
going
to
the
concert
tonight
?
Old
English
hwām
,
dative
of
hwā
(“
who
”),
retaining
the
objective
case
in
modern
English
.
pronoun
used
in
formal
writing
to
introduce
a
relative
clause
when
the
person
being
referred
to
is
the
object
of
a
verb
or
preposition
•
The
artist
whom
we
met
at
the
fair
sent
us
a
postcard
.
The
artist
whom
we
met
at
the
fair
sent
us
a
postcard
.
•
He
is
the
engineer
with
whom
I
worked
last
year
.
He
is
the
engineer
with
whom
I
worked
last
year
.
Old
English
hwām
,
objective
case
of
hwā
,
preserved
through
Middle
English
into
modern
usage
.