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Relative Pronouns (New Interchange 3 - Unit 1)

Relative Pronouns WHO and THAT to describe people's qualities and characteristics.

A relative clause describing a person (sometimes called an adjective clause) tells us which person or what kind of person the speaker means.

When used as the subject of the verb in a relative clause, WHO or THAT takes place of subject pronouns (I/you/he/she/it/we/they).

I like people. They are sociable.

I like people WHO/THAT are sociable.

When WHO or THAT is used as the object of the verb it takes the place of object pronouns (me/you/him/her/us/them). *The relative pronoun may be omitted.

I'd like to find a friend. I can trust.

I'd like to find friend (WHO/THAT) I can trust.