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 ! Pronoun !! For !! Rule
 |-
-| that || people or things  || subject or object: adds required information (no punctuation)
+| that || people or things  || - subject or object: adds required information (restrictive, so no punctuation)
+- acts as the subject of the relative clause
 |-
-| which || things  || subject or object: adds additional information (usually non-restrictive, ie. with a comma)
+|what
+|things
+| - object (acted upon)
+|-
+| which || things  || - subject or object: adds additional information (can be restrictive or non-restrictive)
+- acts as the subject of the relative clause
 |-
-| who || people || subject (does the action): ''he, she, we, they''
+| who || people || subject (does the action): ''he, she, we, they'' (restrictive, so no punctuation)
+- acts as the subject of the relative clause
 |-
-| whom || people || object (acted upon): ''him, her, us, them''
+|whoever
+|people
+| - subject or object of the relative clause
+|-
+| whom || people || - object (acted upon): ''him, her, us, them''
+- creates but is not the subject of the relative clause
 |-
 | whose || people or things || possessive form of whom: ''his, her, us, their''
-|-
-|
-|
-|
 |-
 | colspan="3" | * Source: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/relative-clauses/