Relative Pronouns

examples: she; he; we; they; it; me; I; you

used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun

A relative pronoun is one which is used to refer to nouns mentioned previously, whether they are people, places, things, animals, or ideas. Relative pronouns can be used to join two sentences.

• Which --> to talk about things It's the school which gives scholarships

• Who--> to talk about people They are the people who revolutionized social media

• Whose--> to talk about possessions. This is the customer whose order went missing

• When--> to talk about time. 1999 is the year when I launched my first product

• Where-->to talk. about places. This is he office where you'll be working.

• That--> to talk about things/people. It's the school that gives scholarships

any clause that starts with which can be removed from a sentence and it will not change the meaning of the sentence.

which is beautiful

My cat is ten years old.

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We use "that" when the relative clause is needed in the sentence. It cannot be removed.

that is needed....

A relative pronoun is one which is used to refer to nouns mentioned previously, whether they are people, places, things, animals, or ideas. Relative pronouns can be used to join two sentences.

people and sometimes pet animals

animals and thins

people, animals and things; informal

Whose, whom.

These relative pronouns are ONLY used for humans! No other relative pronous can be used for humans!

who is used when it is the subject of the sentence

Who owns this pencil?

Who won the game?

Who wants pizza for lunch?

restate the sentence as a question and if you answer it with he/she the relative pronoun is who!

anwer it: He/she is my best friend

if it is he/she WHO is the correct relative pronoun

should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition

To _____ should I give these letters?

make it a stament: I should give them to him.....so it is whom