Using who, which, that, whose, where and when to add information. · about 14 minutes
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What is it? A relative clause is a dependent clause that describes a noun and begins with a relative pronoun (who, whom, which, that, whose) or adverb (where, when): The girl who won the prize is my cousin.
Why does it matter? Relative clauses let you add detail and join sentences smoothly instead of writing many short ones.
Where do we use it? Descriptions ("The book that you lent me was brilliant"), definitions ("A pilot is a person who flies planes"), and extra information ("My uncle, who lives in Pune, is visiting").
In this lesson you will: