Relative pronouns
relative pronouns are words that join a main clause to a relative clause in a sentence.
This is a cake. I made this cake.
If I say: ‘this is the cake that I made.’ then I have used a relative pronoun to make a sentence with a main clause (this is a cake) with a relative clause (that I made).
Other examples:
- The postman is someone who delivers letters
- A corkscrew is something which you use to open wine bottles
- A holiday is a time when people relax
- A factory is a place where products are made
- A widow is a woman whose husband is dead
Note that we can substitute ‘that’ for both ‘who’ and ‘which’, but we would never use ‘who’ for an object nor ‘which’ for a person.
Now try this exercise:
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