Related pronuns

Related pronuns

1. Relative pronouns are pronouns that introduce a relative clause

2. This pronouns are

   • Who
     • people and sometimes pet animals
       • Example: I never met someone who didn’t like music.
   • Which
     • animals and things
       • Example: The house which we lived in when we were children burnt down last week.
   • That
     • people, animals and things; informal
       • Example: This is the book that won the Pulitzer prize last year.
   • Whoose
     • possessive meaning; for people and animals usually; sometimes for things in formal situations
       • That is the girl whose parents got divorced last year.
         • • References: Sin autor. Relative pronouns. Diciembre 03, 2020, de Cambridge dictionary Sitio web: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/relative-pronouns. Sin autor. Relative pronouns. Diciembre 03, 2020, de Lew o lang Sitio web: https://www.lewolang.com/gramatica-inglesa/88/relative-pronouns#:~:text=Los%20relative%20pronouns%20son%20pronombres,la%20cual%20se%20est%C3%A1%20hablando. Sin.autor. Relative pronouns. Diciembre 03, 2020, de Curso ingles Sitio web: https://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-intermedio/relative-and-indefinite-pronouns/relative-pronouns
   • Whom
     • people in formal styles or in writing; often with a preposition; rarely in conversation; used instead of who if who is the object
       • The woman with whom I was talking to was my cousin.

3. Uses

   • Serve to make reference to a noun (a person or a thing) mentioned above and to which we want to add more information or modify. Relative pronouns can refer to something or someone in the singular or plural.

4. Relative clauses

   • Relative pronouns are used to join two or more clauses, thus forming what we call “relative clauses”. There are two types of relative clauses: those that add additional information and those that modify or define the subject of the sentence.
     • Non-defining Relative Clauses
       • These clauses add additional information. Commas are used to separate the relative clause from the rest of the sentence. You cannot use “that” instead of “which” or “who” in this type of clause.
         • Example: Peter, who lives next door, plays the guitar
     • Defining Relative Clauses
       • These clauses define the noun and identify what thing or person we mean. Commas are not used with this type of clause.
         • Example: The girl who lives next door is always making noise.

5. Omission of relative pronouns

   • Relative pronouns can be omitted when we use defining relative clauses, spoken or in informal writing when these are not subject of the sentence, but are complement.

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