Darcy  +  687141 Mon, 16 Mar 09 06:15 AM What is the meaning of the verb 'relate' in the following sentence? "Relative pronouns always relate back to something or somebody else." Thanks in advance. Darcy Joined on Wed, Jan 9 2008 Full Member 134 Pronouns, Relative Pronouns, Sentences

	askshameer  +  687149 Mon, 16 Mar 09 06:21 AM Please do check this post as well: http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifficultGrammarQuestionRelative-ClauseNounClause/zcxwx/post.htm askshameer Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	Darcy  +  687207 Mon, 16 Mar 09 08:57 AM Thanks.. askahsmeer I wanna ask again.. Does 'relate back' mean that "A relative pronoun mentions a noun and its position is behind the noun"? Actually I don't need the inforamtion about the grammar, 'relative pronouns'. I just asked to make sure the meanig of  the word phrase 'relate back'  used in the sentence.  Darcy Nouns, Pronouns, Relative Pronouns, Sentences

	askshameer  +  687214 Mon, 16 Mar 09 09:18 AM Let me try to explain this in a different way... "Relative pronouns always relate back to something or somebody else." Take the example: This is the bank that accepted my identification. Here the word "that" relates back to "bank". Here "bank" is the "something" that the definition talks about. /Sameer askshameer Pronouns, Relative Pronouns