Tugas Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2

Tugas 2 : Relative Pronoun

Relative Pronoun

A relative pronoun is used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun. You see them used everyday with the most common relative pronouns being: who, whom, which, whoever, whomever, whichever, and that.

Defining Relative Pronouns

A relative pronoun is usually seen in a sentence at the beginning of an adjective clause. An adjective clause functions as an adjective, modifying nouns and pronouns.
An adjective clause starts with either a relative adverb:

• where, when, and why

or a relative pronoun such as:

• that, who, whom, whose, or which

Example (with relative pronoun underlined and adjective clause in italics): The driver who ran the stop sign was careless.
Here is a full list of relative pronouns:

that, when, which, whichever, whichsoever, who, whoever, whosoever, whom, whomever, whomsoever whose, whosesoever whatever, whatsoever

Following are examples of sentences that have adjective clauses starting with relative pronouns (relative pronouns are underlined).

• Spaghetti, which many of us enjoy, can be messy.
• This is the book that everyone is talking about.
• She wrote to the person whom she had met last month.
• We didn’t bring the receipt, which was a big mistake.
• I have a friend whose cat is annoying.
• People who are clever can always find a way.
• Grandma remembers a time when radio shows were popular.
• Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died. - Erma Bombeck

Relative pronouns are similar to conjunctions in that they provide a link between a clause and the balance of the sentence. The difference from a conjunctions is that a relative pronoun doesn't just bring attention to the clause. The relative pronoun actually plays the role of a noun in the clause.

Source : http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/pronouns/relative-pronoun.html