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Which is for things. Who is a subject pronoun for people. Whom is an object
pronoun for people. Whose is a possessive pronoun for people or things. That

can be used for things and people, but only for defining relative clauses that
specify or make a distinction about what it’s referring to.

■ The car that was stolen was the one they bought last year.
■ A person who believes gnomes are real is someone I’d like to meet.
■ Our company, which was founded in 1995, is being sold.

■ Meet Shylah, whose sales are expanding in four states.

The relative pronouns that end with -ever introduce variability, choice, or

uncertainty.

■ I will accept whichever party invitation arrives before Saturday.

■ Whoever you are behind that mask, I want to thank you.
■ He will hire whomever his boss recommends.

■ The car, whosever it was, is now rusted in the junkyard.

10.7 Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives

Demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives modify nouns to show

relationships of certain things that may be near or not near.

■ ■ ■ ■ this: singular, near that: singular, not near these: plural, near those:

plural, not near Although they use the same words, demonstrative pronouns
and adjectives are different in that demonstrative adjectives modify nouns

and demonstrative pronouns do not modify anything but instead stand in for
another noun or noun phrase.

■ ■ That is a long way to go. (demonstrative pronoun) Hand me that key
chain. (demonstrative adjective) Neither, none, and such are sometimes

also used as demonstrative pronouns.