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Rrelative pronouns (rel -a - tive pro - nouns)


Relative pronouns are used to link two sentences together.
There are five basic forms: that, who, which, and the "elliptic" form.

Relative Pronouns - that, who, which, whose and the "elliptic" form.
Pronoun
Sentence
Sentence
Combined
that He likes the girl.   The girl lives in Canada. He likes the girl who lives in Canada.
who She likes the boy.   The boy lives in Canada. She likes the boy that lives in Canada.
which I bought a bike. John recommended it. I bought a bike which John recommended.
whose I found a bike.   The bike has an owner. Whose the owner of the bike I found?
elliptic (form) She's the lady that I dated.  She's the lady I dated.

              

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