Relative pronouns

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Relative pronouns

WHO

WHICH 

THAT 

Ø 

Who

Who  refers to PEOPLE:

This is the girl who helped me

There were some people who made a complaint.

We use relative pronouns to link two sentences together:

The man works at the supermarket.

He is our neighbour.

-> The man who works at the supermarket is our neighbour.

Which

Which refers to THINGS or ANIMALS:

This is the house, which he built himself.

I gave him a letter, which he quickly put in his pocket.

The match, which was cancelled, was on Saturday.

That

That can be used in stead of who or which

BUT only if there is no comma in front!

The cat which was lost has been found.

The cat that was lost has been found.

The cat, which was lost, has been found.

The cat, that was lost, has been found.

Ø (nothing)

We use Ø  (nothing) if the sentence is still correct without who/which or that. 

That is the case if the word it refers to is NOT the subject of the sentence.

The book  Ø  he bought is great.

he is the subject , not book, so Ø 

This is the boy _____ had an accident.

1. who
2. which
3. Ø

Yesterday I saw the car ____ was used for the fast and the furious.

1. who
2. which
3. Ø

The book ______ you gave me is great.

1. who
2. which
3. which / that / Ø
4. which / that

I really like the suit _____ you bought for the wedding!

I need someone _____ can fix my washing machine.

I now understand the relative pronouns

1. easy peasy lemon squeezy
2. I think I do
3. no, not at all