Relative Clauses

Relative clauses are clauses starting with the relative pronouns who, that, which, whose, where, when. They are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes them.

We can use relative clauses to join two English sentences, or to give more information about something.

I bought a new car. It is very fast.
→ I bought a new car that is very fast.

She lives in New York. She likes living in New York.
→ She lives in New York, which she likes.

The relative pronouns are:

who     - for people 

whom - for people

whose - for people 

that     - for things 

which - for things 

I like the person. The person was nice to me.Relative pronoun as subject (in red):

• I like the person who was nice to me.
• I hate the dog. The dog bit me.
• I hate the dog that bit me.
• I am moving to Louisville, KY. It is home to the Muhammad Ali Museum.
• I am moving to Louisville, KY, which is home to the Muhammad Ali Museum.

Relative pronoun as object (in red):

• I like the bike. My father gave me the bike.
• I like the bike that my father gave me.