The words ‘who’, ‘whom’, ‘which’, ‘whoever’, ‘whomever’, ‘whichever’, and ‘that’ are known as relative pronouns in the English language. A relative pronoun connects a phrase to a noun or pronoun. Thus, in reference to the latest election petition against President Uhuru Kenyatta following his October 26 win, one can say, ‘the lawyers whom he hired to argue his case are renowned’.
Relative pronouns