Unit 1 Grammar Relative Pronouns

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Relative Pronouns 

Relative pronouns 

When?	People	Things
"normal"	who	which
Possession	whose	whose
Preposition	whom
	that	that

Relative pronouns

• It refers back to something which has been said earlier
• Connect two clauses 

Martin played Tennis with Sophie, who was slightly injured.

relative pronoun

Noa sold her phone, which was old and damaged.

relative pronoun

relative pronouns 

1. ‘who’ refers to

2. ‘which’ refers to

3. 'that’ refers to

4. 'whose' refers to

5. 'whom' refers to 

people after a preposition

animals and things 

possession/property

 (bezit)

people 

people and things without a komma. 

Is the relative pronoun necessary?

Is this the woman who lost her purse?

1. Yes, it is necessary (that)
2. No, it is not necessary (Ø)

Is the relative pronoun necessary?

This is the ring that I found yesterday.

1. Yes, it is necessary (that)
2. No, it is not necessary (Ø)

Fill in the right relative pronoun.
The car __ caused the accident was blue

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

I had a colleague ......... wife was a pilot.

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

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
That's the girl ______ bike was stolen

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

That is the lady ...... I was talking about

1. whom
2. which
3. whose

Fill in the right relative pronoun.
The woman __ lives next door, is very friendly.

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

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
This is the cat ______ followed me home

1. who
2. that
3. which
4. X (no relative pronoun necessary)

I know which relative pronoun to use

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Comparisons

Comparisons

Ricardo's big brother is ___ (tall) than him.

My teacher is the ...... (tall) man of our school

My French teacher is........ (popular) than my English teacher.

That girl is ...... (smart) than her sister.

My mother is ....... (intelligent) woman I know!

I am able to use the comparisons

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