Relative pronouns

RELATIVE PRONOUNS T. Chonthicha Yenjai

Definition Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses. The most common relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, that. The relative pronoun we use depends on what we are referring to and the type of relative clause.

Using of Relative Pronouns who people and sometimes pet animals defining and non-defining which defining and non-defining; clause referring to a whole that animals and things whose sentence people, animals and things; informal defining only whom possessive meaning; defining and non-defining no relative pronoun for people and animals usually; sometimes for things defining and non-defining in formal situations defining only people in formal styles or in writing; often with a preposition; rarely in conversation; used instead of who if who is the object when the relative pronoun defines the object of the clause

Example We don’t know the person who donated this money.

Example We drove past my old school, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

Example He went to the hospital (that) my father went to.

Example The Kingfisher group, whose name was changed from Woolworths earlier this year, includes about 720 high street shops. Superdrug, which last week announced that it is buying Medicare, is also part of the group.

Exercises Choose the best answer for each of the following sentence. 1. The thief………………..………plundered the bank yesterday was arrested. 2. The police questioned the man……………………….car was stolen. 3. He gave a prize to the boy……………………..….work was the best. 4. I saw a lay………………..…..was wearing a blue dress. 5. My house, the roof…………………….…….is made of brick, is going to be sold.





Answers 1. who 2. whose 3. which 4. who 5. which

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