relative+pronouns

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• pronouns — 1. A pronoun is a word used to refer to (and instead of) a noun or noun phrase that has already been mentioned or is known, especially in order to avoid repetition, e.g. We invited the Jones family to our party because we like them and When Jane… …   Modern English usage

• relative pronoun — relative pronouns N COUNT A relative pronoun is a word such as who , that , or which that is used to introduce a relative clause. Whose , when , where , and why are generally called relative pronouns, though they are actually adverbs …   English dictionary

• Relative clause — A relative clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun. For example, the noun phrase the man who wasn t there contains the noun man , which is modified by the relative clause who wasn t there . In many languages, relative clauses are… …   Wikipedia

• Relative pronoun — A relative pronoun is a pronoun that marks a relative clause within a larger sentence. It is called a relative pronoun because it relates to the word that it modifies.A relative pronoun links two clauses into a single complex clause. To this… …   Wikipedia

• Relative clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A relative clause is a subordinate clause which gives more information about someone or something mentioned in the main clause. The relative clause comes immediately after the noun which refers to the person or thing being talked about …   Useful english dictionary

• relative clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A relative clause is a subordinate clause which gives more information about someone or something mentioned in the main clause. The relative clause comes immediately after the noun which refers to the person or thing being talked about …   Useful english dictionary

• relative pronoun — noun a pronoun (as that or which or who ) that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent • Hypernyms: ↑pronoun * * * noun 1. : a pronoun (as who, which, that) that introduces a clause modifying an antecedent (as in the man who… …   Useful english dictionary

• relative pronoun — noun A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. The interrogative pronouns can be used as relative pronouns: what, which, who, whom, and whose …   Wiktionary

• relative pronoun — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms relative pronoun : singular relative pronoun plural relative pronouns linguistics a pronoun such as who , that , or which that introduces a relative clause in a sentence …   English dictionary

• relative pronoun — one of the pronouns who, whom, which, what, their compounds with ever or soever, or that used as the subordinating word to introduce a subordinate clause, esp. such a pronoun referring to an antecedent. Cf. definite relative pronoun, indefinite… …   Universalium

• relative future tense — noun A special form of future tense used in Celtic languages after certain conjunctions and pronouns, eg Scottish Gaelic cuin (when), ma (if) or dè (what). Cuiridh mi sin ann. Ill put it there …   Wiktionary