What Are Relative Pronouns?
Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses. Relative clauses modify a noun or a noun phrase in the sentence.
Types of Relative Clauses
We have two types of relative clause:
- Defining: it is essential to the meaning of the sentence
- Non-defining: it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence
Common Relative Pronouns
When Do We Use Relative Pronouns?
We place relative pronouns directly after the noun or pronoun they are referring to. Look at the following examples:
This is the car
Mary,
Tim Berners-Lee is the man
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