Level A2

Relative Pronouns

She is my friend who sings.

She is my friend who sings. The word who already means my friend.

Forms

• She is my friend who sings. — who points back to a person
• This is the book which I bought. — which points back to a thing
• This is the book that I bought. — that works for people and for things
• The man who called is my teacher. — the word already names him, so we do not name him again

A common mistake

Wrong: This is the book which I bought it.

Right: This is the book which I bought.

A common mistake is This is the book which I bought it. The word which already means the book, so we say This is the book which I bought.

More examples

I have a friend who lives in Haifa.

A person: I have a friend who lives in Haifa.

The bus which goes there is slow.

A thing: The bus which goes there is slow.