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Sunday 1 May 2011

Forms Of The Relative Pronouns

The Relative Pronoun who has different forms for Accusative and Genitive.
                                              Singular and Plural
Nominative           :                          who
Genitive                :                         whose
Accusative            :                  whom/who
     This is the boy ( or girl ) who works hard.      This is the boy ( or girl ) whose exercise is done well.      This is the boy ( or girl ) whom/who all praise.    These are the boys (or girls ) who work hard.     These are the boys (or girls ) whose exercises are done well.     These are the boys (or girls ) whom/who all praise.
     It will be noticed that the forms are the same for singular and plural, masculine and feminine.
  • The Relative Pronoun which has the same form for the Nominative and Accusative cases; as, 
                     This is the house which belongs to my uncle
  • The Relative Pronoun which has no Genitive case, but whose is used as a substitute for ' of which '; as,
                    A triangle whose three sides are equal is called an equilateral triangle.
  • The Relative Pronoun that has the same form in the Singular and Plural, and in the Nominative and Accusative. It has no Genitive case; as,     He that is content is rich.    They that touch pitch will be defiled.     Take anything that you like.
  • The Relative Pronoun what is used only in the Singular, and has the same form in the Nominative and Accusative; as,     What has happened is  not clear.     I say what I mean.     He failed in what he attempted.