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|+ relative pronouns | |+ relative pronouns | ||
! Pronoun !! For !! Rule | ! Pronoun !! For !! Rule | ||
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| that || people or things || subject or object: adds required information (no punctuation) | |||
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| which || things || subject or object: adds additional information (usually non-restrictive, ie. with a comma) | |||
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| who || people || subject (does the action): ''he, she, we, they'' | | who || people || subject (does the action): ''he, she, we, they'' | ||
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| whose || people or things || possessive form of whom: ''his, her, us, their'' | | whose || people or things || possessive form of whom: ''his, her, us, their'' | ||
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| colspan="3" | * Source: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/relative-clauses/ | | colspan="3" | * Source: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/relative-clauses/ | ||