§2.5 Relative Pronouns

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§2.5 Relative Pronouns

Who, which, whose

• Who --> Verwijst naar mensen
• That is the man who helped me find the exit.

• Which --> verwijst naar dieren of dingen
• An elephant is an animal which has a large trunk.
• That pen, which has a red cap, is very dirty.

• Whose --> verwijst naar bezit van mens/dier/ding
• The girl, whose brother is in my class, is very cute.

That

That --> Als vervanging van who of which:

Mag alleen gebruikt worden wanneer er geen komma in de zin staat

That is the man who/that helped me.

That man, who helped me yesterday, has brown hair.

The dog, which has grey fur, is very fast.

The dog which/that has grey fur is very fast.

Extra

• Whom --> om te verwijzen naar een persoon achter een voorzetsel
• That's the woman for whom I bought some flowers.
• To whom did you send that letter?

• Geen relative pronouns --> Wanneer who of which direct gevolgd wordt door een zelfstandignaamwoord+ werkwoord
• The boy (who/that) I like is kind.
• The dog (which/that) I found was incredibly muddy.

quizlet.com

I don't like people ___ lose their temper easily.

The trumpet is the instrument _____ really excites me.

She is the only person _____ understands me.

This is the guy _____ wife works for my brother.

It seems that the Earth is the only planet _____ can support life.

We stayed at the Grand Hotel _____ Jane had recommended to us.

Did you see ___ did it?

Exercise

Complete the sentence with the correct relative pronoun or adverb.

Don't use that

Type only the missing word

That is the man .....
helped me when I fell down in the street.

Is that your car? No, mine is the one .....
is parked just opposite the bank.

That is the woman ....
complained about the room service.

This is the park in .....
we first met. Do you remember?

So, James is the man ....
son came on the school trip with us? I didn't know.

If you have any question, ask the girl ....
is standing at the desk. She'll help you

They had to put away the dog ....
bit the boy. It was too dangerous.

I'm looking for a person ....
surname begins with a "k".

Do you still go to that pub ....
we used to go to as students?

The heating is not working. Do you know anyone .... can fix it?

Extra oefenen

1. www.slimleren.nl --> §2.2 betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden

2. WordWall opdracht (p.24 LessonUp)

3. websites (p.25 LessonUp)

wordwall.net

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