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BrainPOP ESL | Level 3 Unit 6 Lesson 1 | Action! | Know More! Relative Pronouns We use relative pronouns to connect parts of sentences to the nouns they describe. Relative pronouns introduce relative, or dependent, clauses. They are called relative pronouns because they relate, or connect, to the nouns they are describing. For example: The boy won the race. He is my friend. The boy who won the race is my friend. In the example, the relative pronoun who: relates to "the boy"; describes, or provides information about, the boy; and introduces and is the subject of the relative clause, "who won the race." The relative pronoun comes right after the noun it modifies. Correct: The boy who won the race is my friend. Incorrect: The boy is my friend who won the race. Who, Whom, Whose, Which, and That The five main relative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, and that. For people, we use who or that. For things, we use which or that. Relative Pronoun Use Example who for people The students who took the test did very well. that for people, animals, and things The students that took the test did very well. The test that the students took wasn't easy. which for animals and things The test, which the students took yesterday, wasn't easy. whose to show possession I know the student whose test was the best. whom for people; comes after prepositions or when it is the direct object of the verb; used more formally The man whom you met is my brother. The people with whom I study are very nice. where for places New York City is where I was born. when to describe time Twelve o'clock is when we eat lunch. why to describe the reason The terrible traffic is why I was late. Leaving out the Relative Pronoun We can leave out the relative pronoun when it’s the object of the verb it follows. For example: I talked to the boy. (object) He won the race. With relative pronoun The boy who/that I talked to won the race. The boy whom I talked to won the race. Without relative pronoun The boy I talked to won the race. We must include the relative pronoun when it’s the subject of the verb it follows. For example: The boy talked to me. He won the race. The boy who talked to me won the race. Whose We use the relative pronoun whose to express possession. We use whose used instead of his, her, its, or their. For example: I know a man. His son won the race. I know a man whose son won the race. Note: Relative pronouns are the same for singular and plural, and masculine and feminine. For example: I know a man whose daughter won the race. I know the people whose children won the race. Used to Used to can be a verb or an adjective, and has different meanings depending on its use. 1. Used to as a Verb We say used to + verb to talk about something that happened frequently in the past, but doesn’t happen anymore. For example: When I was little, I used to go to the beach a lot. They used to play together after school every day. Note: We can also say would, instead of used to. For example: When I was little, I would go to the beach a lot. They would play together after school every day. We also say used to + verb to talk about a situation in the past, which is different now. For example: We used to live in New York. She used to be afraid of the dark. As with all simple past tense verbs, the verb used to changes with did or didn’t. For example: We used to walk to school. Did you use to walk to school? We didn’t use to walk to school. 2. Used to as an Adjective We say be/get used to as an adjective. It means that something is now very familiar; it’s not strange or new anymore. For example: I am used to this computer now. We will never get used to that noise. When the noun following used to is an action, it is a gerund (verb + ing). For example: He got used to waking up so early. ©2017 BrainPOP. All rights reserved.