Describe a person with whoصف شخصًا بجملة تبدأ بـ who

Describing people, places, and thingsLesson 1 · B1 · 10 minutes

In this lesson

Identify a person with a sentence that adds information about them.

Try one question before you read

Which word links the sentence when you talk about a person?

The idea, simply

Use who after a noun to add information that shows which person you mean: The man who called you is my manager. In everyday speech you can use that instead of who. Do not repeat the pronoun after who: say The woman who lives next door, not The woman who she lives next door.

Examples

The man who called you is my manager.
I have a friend who speaks four languages.
She is the teacher who helped me most.

Lesson words

neighbourجار
Our neighbour has a big dog.
colleagueزميل عمل
My colleague sits next to me.
kindلطيف
He is always kind to everyone.
ownerمالك
The owner of the shop is friendly.
customerعميل
The customer asked for a refund.

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Lesson exercises

Put the words in the correct order.
Words: called / is / man / manager. / my / The / who / you
Answer
The man who called you is my manager.
Complete the gap: The doctor ___ saw me was very kind.
Answer
who
Choose the correct English sentence.
- The woman who lives next door is a nurse.
- The woman who she lives next door is a nurse.
- The woman which lives next door is a nurse.
Answer
The woman who lives next door is a nurse.
Which word links the sentence when you talk about a person?
- who
- which
- where
Answer
who
Who is for people, which is for things, and where is for places.
Identify a person with a sentence that adds information about them.
Model answer
The man who called you is my manager.
Compare your answer with the model and check word order, capitals, and punctuation.