relative pronouns
1) She easily gets along with people that/whom she meets for the first time.
2) Ron became very interested in a bird, which/what gave Harry time to dry his eyes.

Question

relative pronouns
1)	She easily gets along with people that/whom she meets for the first time.
2)	Ron became very interested in a bird, which/what gave Harry time to dry his eyes.

Answer

Hi Olya,

I'm not sure if you're writing or speaking the sentences, but for the first one this would sound more natural: "she gets on well with people she meets for the first time." Whom is correct but sounds quite formal for everyday speech.

Your sentence 'she must have been disappointed to come second' is perfect :-)

Best wishes,

Melanie

Answer

Hi Olya, here are the correct forms:

1) She easily gets along with people WHOM she meets for the first time.
2) Ron became very interested in a bird, WHICH gave Harry time to dry his eyes.

#1 is "whom" because the pronoun is about people. #2 is "which" because Harry had a choice (to dry his eyes or not).

I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions =)

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