Who, which, where: more about people and places
We use who, which and where to say more about a noun. We use who for people: A teacher is a person who helps children learn. We use which for things: A pencil is a thing which we write with. We use where for places: A gym is a place where we play sports inside. We can join two short sentences with these words. This is the gym. We play volleyball there. = This is the gym where we play volleyball. Read the web page about a school on page 22 of your book and find one sentence with who, which or where.
| Word | Use for | Example |
|---|---|---|
| who | people | I have a friend who plays the violin. |
| which | things | This is the book which I read last week. |
| where | places | This is the room where we do experiments. |
This is the laboratory, where we do experiments.
And who is that teacher?
She is Miss Sondos, who teaches science. Here is the computer room, where we learn to type.
What is the big building?
It is the gym, which we also use for school parties.
Our school has a big playground where we play at break. It also has a laboratory where we do experiments, and a computer room which has twenty computers. Mr Nabil is the head teacher who leads the school. Mona is the girl who helps new students find their classroom.
Join it. The grown-up writes six pairs of short sentences on cards, for example: This is my aunt. She lives in Alexandria. The child joins them with who, which or where: This is my aunt who lives in Alexandria.