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RELATIVE CLAUSES
Relative Pronouns
They do two jobs at once. They are usedas the subjects or objects of verbs, likeother pronouns; at the same time, theyjoin clauses together, like conjunctions.
What¶s the name of the blonde girl? She just came in.
What¶s the name of the blonde girl who just came in?
RELATIVE CLAUSES
The most common relative pronouns are
who
,
which
,
whom
and
that
.
Who
and
whom
are used for people;
which
is usedfor things.
Whom
, (MUST be used after prepositions) which refers to the object of a verb or a preposition, is quite formal,not usually found in defining relativeclauses and much more common in non-defining relative clauses.
RELATIVE CLAUSES
T
hat
can very often be used instead of the other relative pronouns. In fact, it isoften used (preferred) after quantitieslike:
all, every(thing), some(thing),any(thing), no(thing), none, little, few,much
, and
only
. Also, used after superlatives.
T
here¶s nothing that can be done.
Is this all that¶s left? (
More natural than
Is thisall which is left?)
She¶s the kindest woman that I have ever met.
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