Y2 EN Relative pronouns - who, whose, which, that

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Goal

Aan het einde van de les kan je extra informatie over iemand of iets geven met behulp van een 

What do words like: who, whose, which and that do?

They connect two pieces of information about somebody, something or

somewhere in one sentence

Relative pronouns

• Betrekkelijk voornaamwoord
  
  
• Relative pronouns are used to give extra information using a relative clause (bijzin)

1. The man who stole my guitar
   
   
   
2. The man whose guitar was stolen
   
   

• Who is for people
• Whose is for possession
  

Who, which, that

1. My friend Tom, who has a cat, prefers dogs
2. This is the cat which Tom has
3. This is the cat that Tom has

• who = people
• which = animals or things
• that = both
• Watch out!
• You can sometimes replace who/which by that
• --> Only if there is NO comma
•  Comma(s) = non-vital information

Overview

Who

Which

That

Whose

• Who = people
• Which = animals + things
• That = replaceble for who or which
• Whose = possession

I don't know _____ did it.

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

He bought all the tools ____
are required to fix his old car.

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

This is the doctor ____
helped Sara recover from her illness.

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

She managed to pass the exam in spite of all the difficulties, ____
didn't surprise people who knew her

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

These are the kids _____ parents were arrested.

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

This is the girl _____ he fell in love with in Madrid

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

The police identified the murderer _____ fingerprints were on the knife.

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

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