A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a relative clause; called a relative pronoun because the phrase that it introduces relates back to the word that it modifies.
The five relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that. Example use:
The caller, whose name I didn't ask, said the taxi would be here at six.
The relative pronouns who, whom, whose, which, that. That's all there is.
Demonstrative pronouns (this that these and those) direct attention where Relative pronouns (that which whom whose) are part of a subordinate cluase
Relative pronouns
The main categories are: personal, possessive, demonstrative, indefinite, relative, and interrogative. There are, however, subcategories of these types.
Yes, two relative pronouns can be used in the same sentence. For example: "The book that I read yesterday, which was recommended by my friend, was excellent." In this sentence, "that" and "which" are both relative pronouns introducing different relative clauses.
You may be thinking of relative pronouns, which are pronouns that relate, or refer to nouns.Relative pronouns are pronouns that introduce a relative clause. A relative pronoun "relates" to the word that it modifies, providing additional information about the antecedent without starting another sentence.The relative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, that.Example: You will have to ask the teacher who assigned the work. (the pronoun 'who' introduces the relative clause 'who assigned the work')
Many English conjunctions and relative pronouns are of Greek origin
You may be thinking of relative pronouns, which are pronouns that relate, or refer to nouns.Relative pronouns are pronouns that introduce a relative clause. A relative pronoun "relates" to the word that it modifies, providing additional information about the antecedent without starting another sentence.The relative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, that.Example: You will have to ask the teacher who assigned the work. (the pronoun 'who' introduces the relative clause 'who assigned the work')
Relative pronouns are pronouns that introduce a relative clause, providing additional information about the antecedent without starting another sentence.The relative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, that.A relative pronoun is used to introduce an relative clause:The cookies that my mom made are for the bake sale. (the noun 'mom' is the subject of the relative clause)A relative pronoun is used as the subject of the relative clause:My car which is new was hit in the parking lot. (the pronoun 'which' introduces the relative clause and is the subject of the relative clause)
The two relative pronouns that refer to things are whichand that.The station which is closer to my work is at Main and Cross Streets.The car that hit the mailbox was the black one.
When the pronouns who, whom, whose, which, and that are used to introduce dependent clauses they are relative pronouns.When the pronouns who, whom, whose, and which are used to introduce a question, they are interrogative pronouns.
The pronouns in the sentence are:this, a demonstrative pronoun (subject of the sentence)that, a relative pronoun (introduces the relative clause 'everyone needs')everyone, an indefinite pronoun (subject of the relative clause)