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Relative pronoun
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
WHICH 
For a neutral antecedent (not human)
The cat which is on the bed is very nice.
WHO
For a human antecedent
The man who is looking at me makes me scared.
WHOSE
When we talk about possession (human or not)
Mary whose children go to school with mine is sick.
It's an issue whose purpose I don’t understand.
OF WHICH
Equal of WHOSE but preferred in formal language for neutral antecedent.
Mind the order of the words.
It's an issue the purpose of which I don’t understand.
WHERE
For an antecedent concerning a place:
This is the house where I live.
WHOM
With a human antecedent, complement.
She married a teacher whom she had met at university.
THAT
Can substitute WHICH in the informal language and the best way after
everything, nothing, anything, something, only, all and superlatives.
I didn't know the child that brought this book.
It's a rule that doesn't change my way of thought.
He'll show you something that will surprise you.
EXERCISE:
Choose the right relative pronoun.
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