Relative pronouns Trung

A relative pronoun is a word that introduces a relative clause and connects it to a noun or pronoun, providing more information about it.

The common relative pronouns in English are: who, whom, whose, which, and that.

We use 'who' to refer to the subject of a relative clause when the antecedent is a person.

We use 'whom' to refer to the object of a verb or preposition in a relative clause when the antecedent is a person.

'Whose' is used to indicate possession in a relative clause.

We use 'which' to refer to animals or things in a relative clause.

We use 'that' to refer to people, animals, or things in defining relative clauses.

A defining relative clause provides essential information about the noun it modifies and is necessary for understanding the sentence.

A non-defining relative clause adds extra information about a noun but is not essential to the meaning of the sentence.

Non-defining relative clauses are set off by commas.