Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns are used to introduce relative clauses. Relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, that, which, when, where, what.

• Who     >  Used to refer to people

• Whom     >  Also used to refer to people, but in more formal, written English

• Whose     >  Used to refer to possession

• That     >  Used to refer to things

• Which     >  Used to refer to things

• When     >  Used to refer to time

• Where     >  Used to refer to places or locations

• What     >  Used to refer to things

See:  relative Clauses