Relative Pronouns

Relative Pronouns
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Relative Pronouns

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Today
Exercise 7
Relative pronouns
Genitive
Homework


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Exercise 7
  1. There is a long queue at the bus stop; there are many tourists among the people that are waiting for the bus. I think they’ve been waiting for ten minutes already.
  2. Did Jeremy go to the party? Yes, he went with me. You can see us together in this picture on Instagram. Everyone was there, except Jenny.
  3. You can pick up your results on Friday, between 2 and 4 p.m. – I can’t, because I’m on holiday then.
  4. We were reading Sandra’s email about the trip that her boyfriend had planned against her will.
  5. Before we went into the mosque, we had to take off our shoes.
  6. I haven’t got eyes in the back of my head. So I can’t see what’s behind me.


  1. When I met the postman in front of our house, he told me that there was no card from my friend in his bag for me this time. Besides invoices there was only my mother’s magazine.
  2. You can see that grandad is over eighty; he can’t look under the table without getting on his knees.
  3. Are you good at physics? Can you help me with it? I’m sick with worry about my exam. I’ve got my physics book with me.
  4. It’s very cold. Temperatures are below average. I heard that people have even died of the cold.

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Relative Pronouns
'Relative Pronouns' gebruik je als je extra informatie wilt geven over iets of iemand met behulp van een bijzin.

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Relative Pronouns
'who' --> om te verwijzen naar mensen
'This is my best friend, who lives next door.'


'which' --> om te verwijzen naar dieren of dingen
'This is my bike, which is very old.'

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Relative Pronouns
'that' --> kan je in plaats van 'who' of 'which' gebruiken, BEHALVE als de bijzin met een komma begint.
(nooit 'that' na een komma)

'That's the friend that lives in Swansea.'
'That's the bike that is for sale.'

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Relative Pronouns
'whose' --> om aan te geven bij wie of wat iets hoort

'That's the friend, whose bike was stolen.'
'That's the bike, whose wheel disappeared.'

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Relative Pronouns
'whom' --> gebruik je bij mensen, maar alleen als er een voorzetsel voor staat!

'Do you know for whom this letter is?'
'.'

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Test your Knowledge!
Kies bij de volgende opgaven de correcte Relative Pronoun.


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I have a friend, ... bag was stolen.
A
who
B
which
C
that
D
whose

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This is my brother, ... shares a room with me.
A
who
B
which
C
that
D
whose

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That's the coat ... I borrowed.
A
who
B
which
C
that
D
whose

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The house, ... roof collapsed, is gone now.
A
who
B
which
C
that
D
whose

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Is that the man ... gave you a compliment?
A
who
B
which
C
that
D
whose

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 aantekening: possessive 's
Om bezit aan te geven gebruik je 's

Het boek van Jamie - Jamie's book (persoon)
De wol van de schapen - the sheep's wool (dier)


Je gebruikt 's om bezit aan te geven van:
een persoon of een dier


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Aantekening: possessive '

Als het woord in het meervoud al eindigt op een -s zet je er alleen ' achter:

Het boek van mijn zussen - My sisters' book
Het boek van mijn broers - My brothers' book
Het boek van mijn ouders - My parents' book



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aantekening: of 

Of the gebruik je als iets van een ding of van een  plaats is:
De president van de VS - the president of the United States 
De hoofdstad van Duitsland - capitol of Germany
De dop van de fles - the cap of the bottle
De schrijver van dit boek - the writer of this book

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To conclude
What are the Relative Pronouns?

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To conclude
How do we use the Relative Pronouns?

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Homework
Make: Unit 4, lesson 4, ex 9, 10, 11

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