PRONOUNS AS CONNECTORS

This is an extract from my book : Candid English Grammar.

Relative Pronouns act as Connectors. They are : who, whom, whose, which and that.

1.      Who and whom are used for persons; for example :

·         He is my neighbour. He runs a shop across the street.

He who is my neighbour runs a shop across the street.

·         You all have seen that singer on the stage. He is my younger brother.

The singer whom you have seen on the stage is my younger brother.

·         She is the nurse. She gave me two injections.

She is the nurse who gave me two injections.

2.      Whose is used for both persons and things; for example :

·         She is the writer. Her book has become popular.

She is the writer whose book has become popular.

·         That is the building. Its flats are all well-furnished.

That is the building whose flats are all well-furnished.

3.      Which is used for things/animals. That can be used in place of which, but it cannot be used after a Preposition; for example :

·         Here is my new bag. My father gifted it to me today.

This is my new bag which (or that) my father gifted me today.

·         Unnao was a small kingdom. The Mughals and the British fought for it.

Unnao was a small kingdom for which (not that) the Mughals and the British fought.

·         That is a mango tree. We plucked these sour mangoes from it.

That is the mango tree from which (not that) we plucked sour mangoes.