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In your second sentence which can be replaced with that , in many people's opinion it should be replaced with that. Site Hint: Check out our list of pronunciation videos. There is nothing wrong with your computer CB, I just decided that my example didn't work after all and deleted it. Cheers CB If the antecedent is repeated after the relative pronoun, which must be used: He wanted to talk to the boys , which boys he felt had done him wrong.

I am not at all sure there are cases where one has to repeat the antecedent and it probably isn't very good style in many people's opinion. Be it good or bad English, I came across this example in a grammar book written by wise men ages ago and so can't remember their names. Wouldn't this be a case of a pro-adjective rather than of a pro-noun? For a pronoun, how about, He wanted to talk to the boys, the which he felt had done him wrong.

Is that grammatical? Students: Are you brave enough to let our tutors analyse your pronunciation? CalifJim Wouldn't this be a case of a pro-adjective rather than of a pro-noun? You have my permission to call it a pro-adjective if you wish.