Relative pronouns are used to connect a clause or phrase to a pronoun.The clause modifies or describes the noun.
The relative pronoun used depends on the noun it is referring to.
I know someone whose car looks like it’s been in a hay bale (see above)!
‘Whose‘ is a possessive pronoun that relates to a person. Here we are talking about the car that that belongs to ‘someone’.
The player who scored the goal has had a great season.
‘Who‘ also relates to a person. In this instance we are referring to a person’s identity rather than a possessive.
By using these pronouns, we do not repeat the thing or person we are referring to.
The relatives whom we miss most are the ones who we have the best memories of.
‘Whom‘ is plural and refers to the relatives.
I can’t believe it! The shop where my parents used to buy their newspaper every day has closed down.
‘Where‘ relates to the shop.
The artist that you were talking about is doing a concert near here very soon!
‘That‘ is the artist. It could be person, colleague, football player, actor or family member; it could be anyone.
Based on the above, what do you think the relative pronoun in bold relates to?
The possible holiday destination which you were thinking of going to, I saw on TV yesterday, it looks amazing!
The food that my my dad cooks every Sunday, is my favourite meal of the week.
Are you able to find the missing words below?
I fed a dog ____ was hungry.
They tried to find the people ____ the mess on the beach belongs to.
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