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Writing Time

Relative pronouns: They are used to start a subordinate
clause (dependent sentence) to refer to and describe the
main subject or an object.

Who Use it to refer to people in the subject form

Whose Use it to refer to belongings of others

Whom Use it to refer to people in the object form

That Use it to refer to animals, things, and people in an
essential clause

Which Use it to refer to animals and things in
a non-essential clause

Where Use it to refer to places

Use commas to set off the non-essential clause starting with a
relative pronoun.
Examples:

Mary and Jessie, who went to our school, are coming over
tonight.
My car, which I bought last week, needs to be washed soon.
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Don’t use a comma to separate the sentence’s clauses if the
subordinate clause is essential.

Examples:
The man whom I bumped into shouted at me.
The dog whose tail is multicoloured bites everyone.
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