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This is a mistake because we have a noun – ‘food’ and so the correct relative pronoun to use is either ‘which’ or ‘that’ (because ‘food’ is a thing). The clause or phrase modifies the noun that the pronoun connects. ‘ I really like the food that you made last night.’ + CORRECT A relative pronoun connects a clause to either a noun or pronoun. ‘ I really like the food what you made last night.’ – INCORRECT A common mistake that students make, and indeed English-speaking children sometimes make this mistake until they learn otherwise, is to say something like this: In English Grammar, a relative pronoun is defined as a pronoun that is used to introduce relative clauses that describe nouns or other pronouns. The most important thing to remember is that the relative pronoun ‘what’ can only be used when there is no noun to describe. We use the relative pronoun here because we do not mention the clothes that you are wearing. In this sentence we use the relative pronoun ‘ what’ because I do not mention the thing I am describing – the words/idea that you said. In fact, it is possible to choose between who and that for persons and between that. The relative pronoun stands for the object of the verb and. What are the particularities of using relative pronouns in English. We use the relative pronoun ‘ what’ when we do not mention the noun that we are describing. the relative pronoun, which, is followed by a pronoun, she, so it cannot be the subject of the verb.