Select the pronouns that relate, or carry the mind back, to a noun going before, and join to that noun a modifying statement, in the following sentences:—
| 1. | My brother found the ball which he lost. | |
| 2. | I saw the man who made that wheel. | |
| 3. | Mary has the book that I bought. |
A sentence that is part of a larger sentence is called a clause.
The clause that expresses the principal thought of a sentence is called the principal or independent clause; as, My brother found the ball which he lost.
The clause that depends on some other part of the sentence for its meaning is called a dependent or subordinate clause; as, My brother found the ball which he lost.
A word that relates to a preceding noun or pronoun, and connects a dependent clause with that noun or pronoun, is called a relative pronoun.
The word to which a pronoun relates is called its antecedent.
The relative pronouns are, who, which, that, what, as, and but.
1. Who is applied to persons; as, He knew the man who did it.
2. Which is applied to animals and to things without life; as This is the deer which he shot. I want the pen which you have.