relative pronoun
A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedentA pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.
» Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.
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1 sensesA pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.
Relativpronomen
относи́тельное местоиме́ниеotnosítelʹnoje mestoiménije
a pronoun (as ‘that’ or ‘which’ or ‘who’) that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent
Examples
7 sentencesRelative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.
What are the gender-neutral relative pronouns to refer to people?
However, the preposition+relative pronoun (which) part becomes a relative adverb (where).
One of the greatest hurdles facing middle school students learning English is relative pronouns.
deEine der größten Hürden, der Mittelschüler beim Englischlernen begegnen, sind Relativpronomen. — xtofu80
The relative pronoun 'that' has two states, a nominative case and objective case, but there is no possessive case.
Translations
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Forms
plural: relative pronouns| Singular | relative pronoun |
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