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Questions tagged [relative-pronouns]

A "relative pronoun" is a pronoun referring to an earlier noun, sentence, or part of a sentence.

A relative pronoun is a pronoun referring to an earlier noun, sentence, or part of a sentence; example of relative pronoun is who in "the man who came."

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"Whoever" or "whomever"

Which of the below sentences is correct? I shall challenge whoever approved of the decision. I shall challenge whomever approved of the decision. The reason for my uncertainty about whether 'whoever' or 'whomever' should be used is that there are…
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"the set of elements >whose each< pair is ... " - Is this acceptable?

I have written the phrase: "The set of elements whose each pair is ...".   Is the 'whose each' acceptable? Context: I was trying to ask this question in Quora, and the phrase I would like to write is "I would like to know sets of at least 3…
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which vs where?

Why is this sentence wrong: London Bridge is one of the most popular places where people want to visit. The correct version should be which or that. Why?
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Duplicate "who"?

Who do you know would want to do that ?. Who do you know who would want to do that ?. Consider the declarative version : You know who would want to do that. -> Interrogative version, which form by subject–auxiliary inversion should be 1 and it…
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Is this 'as' an object: "as he called it"?

"Hagrid," said Harry, panting a bit as he ran to keep up, "did you say there are dragons at Gringotts?" "Well, so they say," said Hagrid. "Crikey, I'd like a dragon." "You'd like one?" "Wanted one ever since I was a kid –– here we go." …
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Which one should I use who or whom?

Which of the following sentences is correct? This car should be used sparingly by whom is concerned with efficiency. This car should be used sparingly by who is concerned with efficiency. and why?
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Can "where" be used as "from which"?

In my high school English class, I learned that "where", "when", "how" can be used to replace "something+preposition+which" depending on the context. But I sometimes see sentences like New York is where I came from. I asked my teacher, and she…
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use of 2 relative pronouns

It was that which made him decide to resign that summer,when he was sixty five. I could not understand why the writer used both relative pronouns (that,which) together?
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Relative pronoun "whose" as an object rather than a subject

Is it grammatical to say I have a friend whose father I respect so much when there are the following facts: I have a friend I respect his/her father so much
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...who/whom you can count on?

She is not a person who you can count on. or She is not a person whom you can count on. Which one is correct and sounds more native ? Please give an explanation for your answer
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When can we interchange “who/which" and "that”?

So far I thought the words who and that are usually interchangeable: There is the man who saw me. There is the man that saw me. Both sentences seem fine, who can be replaced with that. But in the following examples: This is the man to whom I…
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Omitting "that" in "such that"

Can I omit that in the following sentences? The weather is such that we can only stay in air-conditioned places. The difference is such that all will perceive it.
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"Those who" vs "Them who"

I pity those who lost their money in gambling. I pity them who lost their money on gambling. I know the first one is correct, but I think there is nothing wrong grammatically with the second sentence. Am I wrong somewhere?
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Relative pronoun that and who

I was doing a composition and I had to use the relative pronoun in the following sentences. 1- The man _________ you spoke to is deaf. 2- I gave it to the man ________ I saw there. Answer of the first sentence was whom/that and that of second…
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Is this sentence grammatically correct? (compare the social life in x neighborhoods with those in y neighborhoods)

I am working on my personal statement for grad school, and I am wondering whether this sentence is grammatically correct: I then conducted eight sets of observation to compare the social life and daily interactions in Hispanic neighborhoods with…
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