{"id":73989,"date":"2020-04-14T08:30:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73989"},"modified":"2020-04-14T08:30:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:30:08","slug":"how-to-combine-two-clauses-with-a-relative-pronoun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/how-to-combine-two-clauses-with-a-relative-pronoun\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Combine Two Clauses With A Relative Pronoun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0complex sentence<\/b><\/a>\u00a0contains a main clause<\/a> and one or more dependent clauses. One way of transforming a simple sentence<\/a> into a complex sentence is by expanding an adjective or adjective phrase into an\u00a0adjective clause<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n

As you know, adjectives<\/a> are words used to modify nouns. Examples are:\u00a0clever, intelligent, smart, beautiful, nice<\/b>\u00a0etc. Adjective clauses are also used to modify nouns. If you know how to create adjective clauses, you can write more\u00a0complex sentences<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Adjective clauses<\/b>\u00a0are introduced by the relative pronouns<\/a>\u00a0who, that, which, whom<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0whose<\/b>. As they are introduced by relative pronouns they are also called\u00a0relative clauses<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Most common relative pronouns<\/h3>\n

A\u00a0relative pronoun<\/b>\u00a0can be the subject or object of a verb. The subject relative pronouns are\u00a0who, which<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0that<\/b>. Of these,\u00a0who\u00a0<\/b>is used to refer to people.\u00a0Which<\/b>\u00a0is used to refer to things.\u00a0That<\/b>\u00a0can refer to both people and things. A\u00a0subject relative pronoun<\/b>\u00a0can replace subject pronouns like\u00a0he, she, they, I, we<\/b>\u00a0and it.<\/p>\n

Object relative pronouns<\/b><\/h3>\n

The relative pronouns that can be used as the object of verbs are:\u00a0whom, which\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0that<\/b>.\u00a0Whom\u00a0<\/b>is used to refer to people.\u00a0Which<\/b>\u00a0is used to refer to things.\u00a0That<\/b>\u00a0can refer to both people and things. Object relative pronouns can replace object pronouns like\u00a0him, her, them, me, us<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0it<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Possessive relative pronouns<\/b><\/h3>\n

Whose\u00a0<\/b>is a\u00a0possessive relative pronoun<\/b>. It can replace words like\u00a0his, her, its, our<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0their<\/b>.\u00a0Whose\u00a0<\/b>is used to refer to both people and things.<\/p>\n

How to combine two sentences using a relative pronoun?<\/h3>\n

Here is a simple exercise. Write two simple sentences. Both sentences should be about the same person or thing.<\/p>\n

Read the two sentences given below.<\/p>\n