Relative pronouns

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Relative pronouns

He's the man ... took my bag!

1. where
2. which
3. that
4. who

Relative pronouns

• who = for people
• where = for places
• which = for things
• when = for times
• whose = for possessions

Examples

He's the man who took my bag.

This is the building where we got married.

This is the bank card which she was looking for.

That was the day when I graduated from university.

Is that the man whose phone you picked up?

Which pronouns can we leave out? 

He's the man who took my bag.

This is the building where we got married.

This is the bank card which she was looking for.

That was the day when I graduated from university.

Is that the man whose phone you picked up?

Which pronouns can we leave out? 

He's the man who took my bag.

This is the building where we got married.

This is the bank card .. she was looking for.

That was the day .. I graduated from university.

Is that the man whose phone you picked up?

This is the beach ... I walk every morning.

1. who
2. that
3. where
4. which

I can't remember the time ... I last spoke to him.

1. where
2. when
3. ...
4. which

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Paragraph 5A student book:

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Which words can we add?

The student ... laptop I found went on a break ... is 15 minutes shorter than last year.