Relative pronouns

Relative pronouns

What´s a relative pronoun?

Multiple Choice

It is an example of a relative pronoun

• Beautiful

• Who

• Cellphone

• Swim

Relative pronouns

A relative pronoun is used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun. The clause modifies, or describes, the noun.

The most common relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that. Sometimes when and where can be used as relative pronouns as well.

Multiple Choice

This relative pronoun relates to people (subject)

• when

• who

• why

• where

Multiple Choice

Refers to time

• where

• whom

• when

• that

Multiple Choice

Refers to people, animals and things

• that

• why

• which

• whose

Multiple Choice

Refers to possession

• that

• where

• which

• whom

Examples

Relative pronouns are placed directly after the noun or pronoun they modify. For example:

The driver who ran the stop sign was careless.

The children, whom we love dearly, need better education.

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

I have a friend whose cat is annoying.

The book, which is now out of print, has all the information you need.

This is the book that everyone is talking about.