THEORY RELATED TO RELATIVE AND DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

• 1)Use of demonstrative pronouns
• This , that, these, those 
• 2)This and these  are used for nearer things while that and those are used for farther things

Examples

• a)This is a car.
• b)These are cars.
• c)That is a book.
• d)Those are books.
• 3)Singular noun repetition “that of” plural noun repetition “those of”

Examples

• a)The climate of Pune is better than that of Mumbai.
• b)The streets of Delhi are wider than those Mumbai.

USE OF RELATIVE PRONOUN

• Who, which, that, what

Example

• a)I met Veena, who was returning from school.

RULE 1

• Relative Pronouns (who/which/that) subordinate clause subject

Example 

• a)The boy who came here is a player.

RULE 2
Relative Pronouns (whom/which/that) subordinate clause verb object
Example 

• a)I have a son whom I love very much.
• Obj verb

RULE 3

• ‘And’     antecedent
• Relative Pronoun ‘that’

Example 

• a)The man and his dog that I saw yesterday have been kidnapped.

RULE 4

• Superlative degree     ‘that’

Example 

• a)Mr. Mishra is the most laborious man that I have ever seen.

RULE 5

• All                                     who/that                             whom/which
• a)All who/that are interested to do this work can start now.

RULE 6

• All                                ‘that’                                    who, whom, which

 Example 

• a)All that glitters is not gold.
• b)All + uncountable noun  that
• c)All the money that I gave her has been spent.

RULE 7

• Gerund         ‘possessive adjective’
• a)I was confident of my winning the match.
• b)She was not confident of her doing well in the examination.