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This page may need to be Relative clauses are used to expand sentences and provide extra information.
- I live with my mother.
- I live with my mother, who's very strict.
The second sentence is a relative clause. It uses a relative pronoun (who) to provide extra information about the object of the sentence (mother). In English you have a choice of relative pronouns to use. The following section lists the most common relative pronouns.
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[edit] Who (or that)
Who is used to refer to people.
[edit] Which (or that)
Which is used to refer to object (including animals).
[edit] Where
Where is used to refer to places.
[edit] Whose
Who is used with people when you are referring to an object which is owned / possessed by that person.
[edit] When
When is used to refer to times and occasions.
