who is for people (not things):
A thief is a person Do you know anybody The person The people who steals things.
who can speak French?
who saw the victim last
who work in the office
is his brother.
are very friendly.
that is for things or people:
This is the knife Meet me at place The people that was left at the crime scene.
that you did yesterday.
that work in the office
are very
friendly.
You can use that for people, but who is more usual.
which is for things (not people):
This is the knife The case which was left at the crime scene.
which you learn
is difficult.
Do not use which for people:
• The person who said the last sentence is Hob. (not ‘the person
which’)
It is (was) ... that (who) It is the Ministry of Internal Affairs that maintains public order.
It is an investigator who solves crimes.
It was the operative worker who apprehended that robber.
It is this Academy that trains qualified specialists for the organs
of Internal Affairs.
EXERCISES 10.9. Make one sentence from two.
1. (A man is going into the bank. He is a suspicious person.)
The man who is going into the bank is a suspicious person. 2. (A boy played tennis with my son. He lives not far from the
stadium.)
The boy ……………….
not far from the stadium. 3. (I liked the story. Margaret told it.) .............................................
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4.
(The bicycle was for my birthday. My Uncle Albert sent it.).......
5. (A woman spoke to me. She asked the way to the city centre.) ...
6. (Some students took the exam. Most of them passed.) ...............
7. (A policeman stopped our car. He wasn’t very friendly.) ............
