In Relative pronouns^x, Whom^x

Nona The Brit wrote: ....the advertisment contains 20 photographs, that are taken for you.' should read '20 photographs, which are taken for you? that or which? Relative pronouns in non-defining clauses Person Thing Place ...

I am not clear on this, Pinenut-- the omission of restrictive relative pronouns is accepted, at least informally, in many other cases as well: OMITTED RELATIVE, CONTACT CLAUSES These two terms are used, along with others, to describe the common...

"whom" is definitely out; it's the form of a (relative pronoun) complement, and here it's the subject. I guess "that" can be argued about. "Who" is correct.

Relative pronouns 'that/which' and 'who/whom' together with the 'be' verbs of a modifying clause are commonly elided: The man I kicked kicked back. etc.

"Young people under 25 are the customers who(m) fast food restaurants mainly attract." Fast food restaurants mainly attract 'them'; so 'whom'. "fast food restaurants" is the subject of the clause; the relative pronoun is the object. But native speakers often say 'who' instead of 'whom' in...

'He is the kind of doctor __ I want to be.' Can we use who/whom? I would take the relative pronoun here as referring back to 'kind', and so wouldn't use who/whom. Just my opinion though. Mr2P

You're angry, hurt, confused and up for revenge--someone has done wrong to you. You know who but you don't know why. I don't know how to explain this clearly to learners. I'm not sure I'm totally correct. Thus, I'd be appreciated if you are willing to help with this one. I have seen many...

What are the rules for using "what" in the way I did in this thread title? I first heard it in the TV cartoon series "The Tick", which has a bad guy called "The Midnight Bomber What Bombs At Midnight". I've been told that the standard pronouns are who, whom, which and that: "Who" is used...

A relative clause is a clause that acts like an adjective to more fully explain the preceding noun or pronoun. The relative clause can start with "who", "whom", "whose", "which", or "that", or no such connecting word at all. Sometimes "where" or "when" occurs as the relative pronoun. noun or...

Sir, As for relative pronouns like "who,whom,that/which", I could unterstand a little bit. 1.This is the boy who came to my house last night. 2.These are the boys who made this picture. 3.This is the pen which/that I bought yesteday. 4.The boy whom you are calling John is my...