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Relative Pronouns

3/20/2019

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Bill Situ

English and ESL Instructor

A relative pronoun is a word that connects a phrase to a noun it is trying to describe. In English, relative pronouns include that, which, who, whose, whom, when, and where. Here are some examples:

     Eric Spoto is a powerlifter who once held the world's bench press record.

     iPhone XR is the latest iPhone that Apple released.

     The 1930s was a decade when many people suffered unemployment.


Notice that in both examples, the phrase after the relative pronoun describes the noun that came before it. A common mistake that students make is they omit relative pronouns:

     Yesterday, I went to the sushi restaurant I like the most.

     Yesterday, I went to the sushi restaurant that I like the most.

Although many people speak in the manner of the the first sentence, it is actually not grammatically correct. The that is necessary.
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    Bill Situ is an instructor at IWE Study and Consulting Inc. He specializes in English and ESL.

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