Relative pronoun

Relative pronoun

​A relative pronoun is a pronoun used to introduce a relative clause—a clause that gives further information about the preceding noun or noun phrase (e.g., “the ball that I threw”). The most commonly used relative pronouns in English are which, that, who, and whom.Jan 7, 2023

​what is the relative pronoun ?

​We use relative pronouns to introduce relative clauses. Relative clauses tell us more about people and things: Lord Thompson, who is 76, has just retired. This is the house which Jack built.

How we can use relative pronoun ?

what are the things we use it when we are talking about relative pronoun ?

which, that, who, and whom

When we use which ?

We use which in questions as a determiner and interrogative pronoun to ask for specific information: 'Which car are we going in? ' he asked Alexander. Which museums did you visit?

We use that to introduce defining relative clauses. We can use that instead of who, whom or which to refer to people, animals and things. That is more informal than who or which: She picked up the hairbrush that she had left on the bed.

​when we use that ?

When we use who and whom ?

The Rule: Who functions as a subject, while whom functions as an object. Use who when the word is performing the action. Use whom when it is receiving the action. Kim is an athlete who enjoys distance running.

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