Relative Pronouns

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 It's used when:

 We use relative pronouns to refer to a noun (person or

thing) that was mentioned earlier in the sentence and to
which we want to add more information or modify.
 Relative pronouns can refer to something or someone in
either singular or plural. Some relative pronouns can be
used only with people, others only with things and some
can be used with both. Below is a list of the relative
pronouns and their uses.
 We use:

 who and whom for people
 which for things
 that for people or things.
 Grammatical Rules :
That
“That” is the relative pronoun most frequently used in spoken
English, as it can be used for both people and things. It is used
in place of “which”, “who” or “whom” in defining relative
clauses (see below).
 Examples: This is the book that won the Pulitzer prize last
year.
 My friend is the girl that was on the cover of Vogue last
month.
 This is the restaurant that received the excellent reviews in
the newspaper
 Which Who

“Which” is only used with “Who” can only be used

things. with people.
 Examples:  Examples:
 My new job, which I  My sister, who just
only started last week, moved in with me, is
is already very stressful. looking for a job.
 The house which we  I never met someone
lived in when we were who didn’t like music.
children burnt down last
week
 Whom
 Whom” is used to refer to
the indirect object of the
verb, but is is not often
used in spoken English.
“Who” is frequently used in
place of “whom”.
 Examples:
 The woman with whom I
was talking to was my
cousin.
 This is Peter, whom I met
at the party last week.
Whose
 The use of “whose”
indicates possession, both
for people and things.
 Examples:
 That is the girl whose
parents got divorced last
year.
 Paul, whose wife just had a
baby, will not be at work
for a few weeks.