Relative pronouns
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The relative clauses give us information about the subject or object of s main clause. Defining relative clauses describe exactly which (or what kind of) person or thing we mean:
Arthur Conan Doyle is the written who invented Sherlock Holmes.
Do you have a phone which takes photos?
We introduce a relative clause with a relative pronoun:
Relative pronoun: who for people example:
Mrs Lee was the woman who taught me to play the piano
Which for animals or things but NOT people, example:
Their cat has killed the rat which was living under our house.
I've got a water heater which uses solar power.
That for people, animals and things, example:
Sue's got a car that loves coffee!
It's a phone that takes photos.
Whose for possession and relationships (his, her, it's, or their), example:
I know the woman whose husband used to be your boss.
Hannah owns a horse whose coat is completely white.
Arthur Conan Doyle is the written who invented Sherlock Holmes.
Do you have a phone which takes photos?
We introduce a relative clause with a relative pronoun:
Relative pronoun: who for people example:
Mrs Lee was the woman who taught me to play the piano
Which for animals or things but NOT people, example:
Their cat has killed the rat which was living under our house.
I've got a water heater which uses solar power.
That for people, animals and things, example:
Sue's got a car that loves coffee!
It's a phone that takes photos.
Whose for possession and relationships (his, her, it's, or their), example:
I know the woman whose husband used to be your boss.
Hannah owns a horse whose coat is completely white.
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