relative pronoun

See also: relative-pronoun

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/
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Noun

Examples
  • the woman who is wearing the funny hat
  • the funny hat that is on her head

relative pronoun (plural relative pronouns)

  1. (grammar) A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.

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