Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns

This is an important type of English pronouns and you really need to master it as much as possible.

what are relative pronouns?

These pronouns are:

(Who, Whom, Which, That and Whose)

• I drove the car that I got for my birthday.

(I drove the car) is (main clause)

(that) is (relative pronoun)

(I got for my birthday) is ( relative clause).

Relative Pronouns In English

Usage of relative pronouns

• A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause and there are two types of relative clauses

defining and non defining relative clauses.

First: defining relative clauses:

Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronoun

• Another type of pronouns in the English language is what is called (reflexive pronouns).

• What is a reflexive pronoun?

It is a pronoun that you use when you want to show that the object of a verb is exactly the same as the subject of that verb.

 How to form reflexive pronoun

For Example:

 1. I cut myself shaving.

The subject which is  (I) and the object which is (myself) are the same.