| who | to refer to people |
| which | to refer to things and concepts |
| who/which | to refer to animals when we want/don't want to give them a personality |
| whom | a formal word for who - must be used directly after a preposition |
| that | a more informal word for; who, which, when, where, why - ONLY USED IN DEFINIGN RELATIVE CLAUSES |
| when | to refer to time |
| where | to refer to place or situation |
| why | often after the word reason (=the reason for which) - ONLY USED IN DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES |
| whose | the possessive of who and which; can also come after a preposition |
| what | =the thing(s) which - ONLY USED IN DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES |
| put the preposition before the pronoun | When we use a prepostion with a relative pronoun, it is more informal to... |
| This is the medical encyclopaedia to which I referred | To jest encyklopedia medyczna, do której się odnoszę (very formal) |
| This is the medical encyclopaedia which I referred to | To jest encyklopedia medyczna, do której się odnoszę (less formal) |