unit 9B: defining relative clauses

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Syntax things:

how do sentences fit together? Which part says what about which part again? Which words can we use to connect bits and refer to other bits? 

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Clauses

• The thief who robbed an old lady was sent to jail.
  
• Main clause: the thief was sent to jail.
  
• Relative clause: Who robbed an old lady.
  

We can smush two sentences together like this:

The thief robbed an old lady

The thief was sent to jail

Defining vs non-defining

His brother who works at the supermarket is a friend of mine.

He has more than one brother. The one I’m talking about works at the supermarket.  < -------- defining 

His brother, who works at the supermarket, is a friend of mine.

He has only one brother, and that brother works at the supermarket.

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P 110, unit 9B

ex 2-4 

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Relative clause

Every sentence has a verb and a noun.

The relative clause starts with a relative pronoun: who, whom, whose, that, or which.

Who for people                                                        The lady who I helped thanked me.

Which for animals and things                           The computer which I bought yesterday broke down.

That for people, animals and things              Here is the hat that I bought in New York.

Whom  who + preposition                                   I was invited by the professor whom I met at the            
                                                                                        conference.

Whose for possession                                         Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse?

Leuke extra regeltjes

• Whom mag alleen gebruikt worden in non-defining relative clauses.
• That  mag nooit gebruikt worden in non-defining relative clauses.
  
• In defining relative clauses kan je which, who of that ook weglaten.

Defining relative clauses

Who	people	The woman who cut my hair
That	people	The woman that cut my hair
Which	things	It's the book which changed everything.
That	things	It's the book that she always wanted.
Where	places	This is the stadium where Go Ahead plays.
whose	posses	He's the actor whose wife cheated.

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ex. 5 and 6

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Welke RELATIVE CLAUSE past in deze zin:
The officer, ....... John told his story to, was nice

1. who, that
2. who, that, X
3. who,
4. which, that

Welke RELATIVE CLAUSE past in deze zin:
I want to read the book........you gave me.

1. which, that , who
2. which, that, X
3. who, whose, whom
4. which, that