What the hell is a relative pronoun?

什么是关系代词？

Adjective clauses begin with relative pronouns, such as " that."

形容词从句以关系代词开头，如“that”。

Question 8. We can use " what" as a relative pronoun.

我们可以将“what”用作关系代词。

If it appears before the relative pronoun, the sentence is more formal.

如果它出现在关系代词前面，这个句子就比较正式。

So here is our adjective clause beginning with the relative pronoun whose.

所以这是我们的形容词性从句以关系代词 whose 开头。

As a relative pronoun, " what" means " the thing which" .

作为一个关系代词，“what” 的意思等同于 “the thing which”。

A relative pronoun is used to connect a relative clause to the rest of a sentence.

关系代词用来连接一个关系从句和句子的其余部分。

Okay, but what about in a sentence where " who" or " whom" works as a relative pronoun?

但是在一个 who 或 whom 作为关系代词的句子里呢？

We know that " who" , " which" , " that" and " whose" can be used as relative pronouns.

我们都知道 “who”，“which”，“that” 以及 “whose” 都可以用作关系代词。

Another common structure is relative clauses, using relative pronouns like who, which or what to link two clauses.

另一个常见的结构是关系从句，使用关系代词，如“who”、“what”或“what”来连接两个从句。

The most common relative pronouns are " who" , " whom" , " whose" , " which" , " that" .

最常见的关系代词是" who" 、" whom" 、" whose" 、" which" 、" that" 。

They use the relative pronouns " who" and " which" .

限定性定语从句会用到关系代词 “who” 和 “which”。

" What" can be used as a relative pronoun to mean " the thing which" .

“What” 可以作为关系代词，意思同 “the thing which”。

The last relative pronoun " what" can also be used in relative clauses, but it is different.

最后一个关系代词 “what” 也可以用于定语从句中，但是它比较特别。

Look at this picture, and complete the sentence with the correct relative pronoun.

看图，完成句子，选择正确的关系代词。

" Whom" is a relative pronoun used for people, but only when they are the object of the relative clause!

“Whom” 是用于指代 “人” 的关系代词，但是只有当它是定语从句的宾语时才使用。

Despite being a relative pronoun, it must be followed by a noun.

尽管它是一个关系代词，但是后面必须接一个名词。

Look at these four sentences and tell me in which two the relative pronoun can be left out.

看这四个句子，然后告诉我，哪两个句子里的关系代词可以省略。

But unlike other relative pronouns, which need or refer to a noun, " what" is the noun and relative pronoun combined, so be careful!

但是与其他关系代词不同的是，（其他关系代词）需要接一个名词或者指代一个名词，而 “what” 等于名词加关系代词，所以要小心哦！

Relative pronouns are used to introduce relative clauses.

关系代词用于介绍关系从句。