Relative Pronoun

A relative pronoun is pronoun that

introduce to something that
introduce a relate clause
There are FOUR relative pronoun
*Who
*Whom
*Whose
*Which
 What are they for?

• *Who (subject) and whom

(object) are generally for
PEOPLE
• *Which is for THINGS
 Example
• The person who called me yesterday was my
teacher
• The student whose phone just rang should
stand up
• The car which I drive is old.
• Madam Rose, whom I like very much, is my
teacher.
 Exercise
• I talked to the girl ___ car had broken down in
front of the shop.
• Richard,  ___ is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.
• We often visit our aunt in Norwich ___ is in East
Anglia.
• This is the girl ___ comes from Spain.
• That's Peter, the boy ___ has just arrived at the
airport.
• Thank you very much for your e-mail ___ was
very interesting.
• The man, ___ father is a professor, forgot his
umbrella.
• The children,  ___ shouted in the street, are
not from our school.
• The car, ___ driver is a young man, is from
Ireland.
• What did you do with the money  ___ your
mother lent you?
 Answers
• Whose • Which
• Who • Whose
• Which • Who
• Who • Whose
• Who • Which