Personal and Relative Pronouns

Personal Pronouns 

• It is a pronoun that is used to replace a person, place or thing. They are as follows: 
• (I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, and them) 
• There are three personal pronouns that we use for objects/ things: they, them, it. 

Their Uses: 

They avoid repetition of same word. 

If the noun is singular, then the pronoun is singular. 

• Jill got a new pet. (singular noun) 
• She got a new pet (singular noun) 

If the noun is plural, then the pronoun is plural. 

• The children love the playground (singular noun) 
• They love the playground (plural pronoun) 

Relative Pronouns 

A relative pronoun connects a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun. This clause describes the nouns. 

Relative pronouns are as follows: who, whose, whom, which, and that. When and where are also used as relative pronouns. 

Relative pronouns (in bold) are placed directly after the noun or pronoun they modify. 

The subject (nouns/pronouns)(in italics) of the sentence is described by a relative/adjective clause. (underlined) These clauses describe the noun or pronoun. So, they are also called adjective clauses. 

• The children whom we love dearly need better health plans. 
• The cop who saved the girl was very brave. 
• Remember the day when we met for the first time? 
• The painting which has such a rich history, is now for sale.  
• Never lie to a lawyer whose job is to help you. 
• This is the movie that everyone is excited about. 
• I have a cousin whose dog is adorable. 
• I remember a time when I could buy candy for 10 cents. 
• I want to visit the hospital where my cousin was getting treated.