Relative Clause

What is Relative Clause

A relative pronoun is a word that introduces a dependent (or relative) clause and connects it to an independent clause. A clause beginning with a relative pronoun is poised to answer questions such as Which one? How many? or What kind?

All relative pronouns are who, whom, what, which, and that.

Relative clauses are also sometimes referred to as adjective clauses because they identify or give us additional information about the subject of the independent clause they relate to. Like adjectives, these clauses in some way describe that subject. Relative pronouns, like conjunctions, are words that join clauses—in this case, a relative clause to its main clause. The type of relative pronoun used depends on what kind of noun is being described.

The relative Clause includes that, which, who, when, and where, etc.

How to use Relative Clause

The basics are

• We use who for people
• We use that/which for non-living things
• We use where for places use when for time

Examples for Sentence

A teacher is a person who helps others learn new things.

Is that the man who they arrested?

Where is the car that you stole?

1945 was the year when the war finished.