Relative clauses

Relative clauses

Relative pronouns 

Relative pronouns

who	personen	The girl who stole my bike is awful.
whose	bezittingen	The girl whose bike was stolen is crying.
which	dieren/dingen extra info kan wel weggelaten worden	The old building, which was built in 1595, collapsed yesterday.
that	dieren/dingen extra info kan niet weggelaten worden	The flour that I need for the cake is gone.

Relative clauses

Defining relative clauses 

Defining relative clauses geven altijd informatie die essentieel is voor de zin. 

The laptop which I bought last week has started making strange noises! 

Non-defining relative clauses 

We gebruiken non-defining relative clauses wanneer we extra informatie willen geven. 

John's mother, who lives in Scotland, has six grandchildren. 

IMPORTANT 

• In defining relative clauses kan je who en which vervangen door 'that'

This is the woman that (who) asked about us 

• In non-defining clauses gebruik je altijd een comma en geen that!

This is Maria Kennis, who is going to work with us. 

Defining relative clauses give us...

1. Extra information
2. Essential information

Non-defining relative clauses give us...

1. Extra information
2. Essential information

Relative Clauses:
The village .........I lived had really changed

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

Relative clauses:
The man ... car was stolen was on the news

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