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Relative Pronouns. What are RELATIVE Pronouns?. which, that, who, whom, and whose Who and whom refer only to people. That and whose refer to people, things, qualities, and ideas. Which refers to things, qualities, and ideas-- never to people . .
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What are RELATIVE Pronouns? which, that, who, whom, and whose • Who and whom refer only to people. • That and whose refer to people, things, qualities, and ideas. • Which refers to things, qualities, and ideas--never to people.
How are relative pronouns used in a sentence? To create ADJECTIVE CLAUSES Dependent CLAUSE (like AAAWWWUBBIS)
How are RELATIVE PRONOUNS used in a sentence? A relative pronoun is usually used to introduce an adjective clause.
What is an ADJECTIVE CLAUSE? • An adjective clause is a dependent clause • It is used to describe a noun or pronoun. • It answers the questions: "Which one?" "What kind?" "How many?" "How much?" and "Whose?"Example: The Zombie, who drooled down the hall, ran into the wall. Answers “which one?”
Can an adjective clause introduce a sentence? • No – adjective clauses modify NOUNS or PRONOUNS. Example: The zombie, who crashed Mr. Powell’s car, hid behind a tree. Or Who crashed Mr. Powell’s car, the zombie hid behind the tree.
Quick ReviewThe main relative pronouns are: • Who: used for humansin subject position: Hans, who is an architect, lives in Berlin. • Whom: used for humansin object position: Mary, whom Hans knows well, is an interior decorator. • Which: used for things and animals in subject or object position: Mary has a dog, which follows her everywhere. 4. That: used for humans, animals and things, in subject or object position (but see below): Mary is decorating a house that Hans designed.