Relative pronouns Feb 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Today 

• Explanation: relative pronouns 
• Exercise 24 (p. 180): relative pronouns & mixed tenses 

Relative pronouns (grammar book p. 74-76)

• Who
• Whose 
• Which 
• That
• Where 
• Whom 

WHO

• Betrekking op personen.

• Example: This is the girl who helped me. 

WHOSE 

• Betrekking op personen/dingen, geeft bezit aan. 
  
  
• Example: The man whose car had been stolen.

WHICH 

• Betrekking op dieren/dingen/zinsdelen. 
• Example: I gave him a letter, which he quickly put in his pocket. 
• Example: The match had been cancelled, which I didn't understand. 

WHERE

• Verwijst naar een plaats. 
• Example: This is the cafe where I was waiting for him. 

Let op! 
Waar + voorzetsel (waarop, waardoor, etc.) vertaal je niet met where.
Example: waarmee = with which  

Who(m)/which + voorzetsel of that/niks 

Voorzetsel + who(m) / which = 

waar + voorzetsel óf 

voorzetsel + wie (waarover, over wie). 

Als het voorzetsel achteraan in de (bij)zin staat, gebruik je that of laat je het betrekkelijk voornaamwoord weg.

Examples

Lynn is the girl about whom I have told you. (formeel)

Lynn is the girl (that) I have told you about. (minder formeel)

Can you tell me something about the tools with which I have to work? (formeel)

Can you tell me something about the tools (that) I have to work with? (minder formeel) 

There were some people ____ made a complaint.

1. which
2. who
3. whom

This is a picture of a house, ______ he built himself.

1. which
2. who
3. whose

Can you tell me something about the people with ______ I have to work?

1. who
2. whom
3. which

Now: exercise 24 (§4.4, p. 180-181)

Read the article about Bob Dylan. Fill in the correct tenses and relative pronouns  with the English or Dutch words in brackets. 

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