Relative Pronouns

- It is used to add more information about something or someone.

Who vs Whose vs Whom

These three pronouns are used to add information about a person.

Who Whose Whom

Usage used to identify which person is we are used to distinguish possessiveness or used to identify the receiver of the verb.

talking about. belongings.

Example We are waiting for the expert’s The child whose purse was lost is still The man whom I met yesterday is

announcement who is the Health crying. Malaysia’s first astronaut.

Director.

Explanation Referring to this sentence, the expert is In this sentence, the lost purse is In this sentence, the man, which is the

identified as the Health Director by the recognised to be owned or possessed by receiver or the object in the sentence is being

usage of who. the crying child with the usage of whose. identified, with usage of whom.

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 That and Which
o Which is for things.
o That can be used for things and people
Examples:

The person that called me last night is my mother.

Since that can be used by both things and person, in this context the usage of that is
specifying the call is initiated by someone.

The red car which was speeding hit the old lamp post.
Which is used for things; hence the red car is further identified using the pronouns
Which.

Where
o Used to give information of the place talked about.
Example:

Kedah is the state where I was born.

When talking about a place, where can be used to add more information in regards
of the place.

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