Grammar H3: Relative pronouns

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Relative pronouns

What is a relative pronoun?

• In het Nederlands noemen we dit een betrekkelijk voornaamwoord
• Een relative pronoun verwijst altijd terug naar het woord/zinsdeel dat ervoor staat, dit noemen we het 'antecedent'
• Het relative pronoun en het zinsdeel dat daarna volgt noemen we de 'relative clause' (betrekkelijke bijzin)

Example

This is the man who helped me.

• 'the man' = antecedent
• 'who' = betrekkelijk voornaamwoord
• 'who helped me' = betrekkelijke bijzin

Examples

This is the girl who wrote the book

This is the house where I grew up

Can you show me the present which they gave me?

That's the moment when everything went wrong

That's the girl whose name I always forget

Relative pronoun

who / whom / whose / which / that / where / when / why

This is the girl who helped me (antecedent = zelfstandig naamwoord)

The match was won by Liverpool, which I really liked (antecedent = zinsdeel)

Relative pronoun

• WHO = Personen (This is the girl who helped me)
• WHICH = Dieren / Dingen / Zinsdeel (This is the house which he built)
  
• THAT = Dieren / Dingen / Personen (The cat that scratched me)

• WHOSE = Bezit van personen en dingen (The man whose car had been stolen) - Na 'whose' volgt er altijd een zelfstandig naamwoord

Relative pronoun

• WHEN = Tijd (The day when I met him)
• WHERE =  Plaats (This is the café where I was waiting for him)
  
• WHY = Reden (The reason why we met him)

Relative pronoun - Who

• Als who het onderwerp is in de bijzin dan gebruik je gewoon ‘who’
  

That is the man who helped me

• Als who het lijdend voorwerp/meewerkend voorwerp is in de bijzin dan gebruik je 'whom'

This is the teacher whom I like best

This is the girl (to) whom I gave the flowers

We’re going to the church … I met Taffy.

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

Is that the girl … brother is famous?

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

She is the student … I dislike

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

This is the girl … gave me a flower.

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

This is the movie … I like best.

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

The door to my room was open, … was very odd.

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

Is that the car … owner was arrested last night?

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

Here’s a photo of the hotel … we stayed.

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

The dog … is barking is mine

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

It was raining, … I didn’t like.

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

This is the reason ... I don't like you

1. who
2. when
3. where
4. why

Mandy is the girl ...
I met on Friday.

1. who
2. whom
3. where
4. whose

Yesterday I saw a car ...
was really old.

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

This is the man ...
house is on fire.

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

Can I talk to the girl ...
is sitting on the bench?

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

The book ...
you gave me is great.

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

London is the place ... I was born

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

She likes hamburgers ...
are tasty

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

It was my brother ...
I entrusted with looking after my baby

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

Do you know the woman ...
son is a famous actor?

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