Relative Pronoun and relative clauses:
Relative Pronoun presents the Relative clause, it modifies the noun in the main clause of the sentence, this is the garden that Mrs. Smith maintains. in such clause “That” is a relative pronoun, who, which, whom, whose and that etc.
Who/Whoever
Modify the subject.
Refer only to people
Mr. searching the man who had been left alone on the roadside.
Whom/whomever
modify the obejct
refer only to people
Huzaifa doesn’t know whom he invited to the party.
Which/Whichever
modify both subject and object.
refer to things, qualities, and clauses
That
modify both subject and object.
refer to things, qualities, and ideas.
| Relative Pronoun | uses | Examples |
| Who | It presents for people | meet my friend jack who passed the exams with an “A” grade. |
| Which | It presents for Subject and Object | smoking is not a good habit that can ruin your life. |
| Whom | It presents people when the person is the object of the verb | this is the boy with whom my cousin going to be engaged. |
| Whose | It presents possession of the things or people especially for asking questions | Whose are these books?.
Do you know whose pen is on the rack?. |
| That | It presents People, animals, and things. | He is a very poor man that is begging on the roadside. |
| Where | It presents Places | that is a house where we lived ten years ago. |
| What | It presents things and for asking questions, also use for exclamation. | Today what a fantastic day.
What kind of drinks do you like? |