Relative pronoun - Definition and Overview

A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces an adjective clause. The relative pronouns in English are:

• who - used if the pronoun refers to a person or personified entity
• whose - the possessive pronoun (often confused with "who's", which is a contraction for "who is")
• whom - the dative case of "who", sometimes regarded as a formality
• which - used to introduce a nonrestrictive clause if the pronoun refers to an inanimate object
• that - used to introduce a restrictive clause and can refer only to inanimate objects in some speakers' idiolects

Pronounciation

• hoo
• hoose
• hoom
• which
• that

Example Usage of Relative