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) |