Relative pronoun Use Example Who subject or object pronoun I told you about the woman for people who lives next door.
Which subject or object pronoun Do you see the cat which is
for animals and things lying on the roof?
Which referring to a whole He couldn’t read which
sentence surprised me. Whose possession for people Do you know the boy whose animals and things mother is a nurse? Whom object pronoun for people, I was invited by the especially in non-defining professor whom I met at the relative clauses (in defining conference. relative clauses we colloquially prefer who) That subject or object pronoun I don’t like the table that for people, animals and stands in the kitchen. things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible)
Relative Adverbs A relative adverb can be used instead of a relative pronoun plus preposition. This often makes the sentence easier to understand. This is the shop in which I bought my bike. → This is the shop where I bought my bike.
PREPOSITION + WHOM or +WHICH (Formal) LINKING WORDS
RELATIVE ADVERBS
WHEN / THAT WHERE WHY / THAT
Exercises 1. It is not yet clearly understood _________ cause obesity. a. why eating too many hamburgers can b. why can eating too many hamburgers c. what can eating too many hamburgers d. eating too many hamburgers can
Then, the answer is a. why eating too
many hamburgers can 2. It was the arch the dome, among the chief innovations of Roman architecture. a. eventually that made possible b. that eventual made possible c. that eventual made possibly d. that eventually made possible