Lingo

Relative Pronouns

5 Words

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who
1.
who
Pronoun

used in questions to ask about the name or identity of one person or several people

Who are those people sitting at the back?

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which
2.
which
Pronoun

used to ask or talk about one or more members of a group of things or people, when we are not sure about it or about them

Which of these options is the best solution to the problem?

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that
3.
that
Pronoun

used to identify a specific person or thing observed or pointed out by the speaker

That is my brother standing by the car.

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whom
4.
whom
Pronoun

used to ask questions about objects or indirect objects in sentences

Whom did you invite to the party?

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whose
5.
whose
Determiner

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

She's an author whose novels have topped the bestseller list.

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