Pronouns and Determiners - Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns are words that introduce relative clauses which provide additional information about a noun or noun phrase mentioned earlier in the sentence.

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Pronouns and Determiners
who [pronoun]

used to refer to people or animals with names

Ex: The doctor who treated me was very kind .
which [pronoun]

used to refers to animals and things

Ex: I bought a new smartphone which has a great camera .
that [pronoun]

used to introduce relative clauses that refer to people, animals, or things

Ex: The song that played was our favorite .
whom [pronoun]

used to refer to people in formal English, particularly when they are the object of a verb or preposition

Ex: He is the doctor whom I visited for my annual check-up .
whose [determiner]

used to show that the thing mentioned belongs to a particular person or thing

Ex: She 's a leader whose vision has transformed the company .