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Common errors in English: Usage of Relative pronoun which and who.

 Relative pronouns


Incorrect : I know the man which came here. 


Correct : I know the man who/that came here.


Incorrect: I killed the rat who disturbed me. 


Correct : I killed the rat which/that disturbed me.


Note: The relative pronoun ‘who’ refers to persons only. However ‘that’ can refer to all kinds of antecedents - both persons and things/animals. Remember, the same relative pronoun can refer to both singular and plural antecedents. 


For example:

I know the girl/girls who/that came here. 

I have lost the book/books which /that you gave me.

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