RELATIVE PRONOUNS

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What is a relative pronoun?

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A relative pronoun is a word that introduces a relative clause and connects it to a noun or pronoun. Examples include who, whom, whose, which, and that.

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What is the function of the relative pronoun 'who'?

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The relative pronoun 'who' is used to refer to people and is the subject of the relative clause.

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What is the function of the relative pronoun 'whom'?

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The relative pronoun 'whom' is used to refer to people and is the object of the relative clause.

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What is the function of the relative pronoun 'whose'?

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The relative pronoun 'whose' indicates possession and is used to refer to people or things.

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What is the function of the relative pronoun 'which'?

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The relative pronoun 'which' is used to refer to animals or things and introduces non-defining relative clauses.

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What is the function of the relative pronoun 'that'?

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The relative pronoun 'that' is used to refer to people, animals, or things and introduces defining relative clauses.

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Provide an example of a sentence using 'who'.

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The teacher who helped me is very kind.

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Provide an example of a sentence using 'whom'.

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The student whom I met yesterday is very talented.

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Provide an example of a sentence using 'whose'.

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The artist whose painting won the award is very famous.

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Provide an example of a sentence using 'which'.

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The book which I borrowed from the library is fascinating.