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Pronouns and Determiners - Nominal Relative Pronouns

Nominal relative pronouns function as nouns within sentences, often representing abstract ideas, concepts, or entire phrases.

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Categorized English Pronouns and Determiners
what

used to represent an entire idea, concept, or clause within a sentence that acts as the subject or object of the verb or preposition

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which

used to represent a clause, idea, or concept that acts as the subject or object of the verb or preposition

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when

used to represent the time when something happens as the subject or object of verb or preposition

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where

used to represent the place where something took place as the subject or object of verb or preposition

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who

used to represent a person as the subject or object of verb or preposition in a sentence

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why

used to introduce the reason for an action as the subject or object of the verb or preposition

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how

used to represent the manner, method, or means of fulfilling an action as the subject or object of verb or preposition

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whom

used to represent the person who receives the action of the verb in the relative clause as the subject or object of verb or preposition

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whatever

used to represent anything or everything as the subject or object of verb or preposition

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whichever

used as a placeholder in the sense of any one that or any one of those that

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whenever

used as a placeholder to refer to the time something happens

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wherever

used as a place holder to refer to a place

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whoever

used as a placeholder in the sense of any person who or anyone who

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whomever

used as a placeholder of object of verb or preposition in the sense of any person who

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