Betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden WHO WHICH

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

een relative clause 

een stuk zin waarin je extra informatie geeft.

Je vertelt dus iets extra's over je onderwerp

Hij kocht een auto, die hij niet kon betalen

onderwerp

extra informatie

vb

vb

A bus is a big car , which carries a lot of people

A banana is a fruit, which is long and yellow

vb

vb

The man who is wearing the red shirt is very funny.

The postman who works in this village is very old. 

Het woord waar de relative clause mee begint noem je de relative pronoun

A bus is a big car , which carries a lot of people

A banana is a fruit, which is long and yellow

The man who is wearing the red shirt is very funny

The postman who works in this village is very old.

Er zijn 5 verschillende relative pronouns, jullie leren er vandaag twee :

who

which

1

who - gebruik je als de extra informatie in het 

            stukje zin (de clause) over een persoon 

            gaat.

This is the man who built our house.

The girl who lives next door is very nice.

 A giant is someone who is very tall.

2

which -gebruik je als de extra informatie in de zin (de                  clause) over een dier of ding gaat.

This is the dog which barks every night

There is the bridge which we have to cross.

Is this the boy ........ plays the piano?

1. who
2. which

An actress is a woman .......... plays in films or theatre plays.

1. who
2. which

The monkey, .... was very young, has eaten two bananas.

1. which
2. who

This is the boy........had an accident.

1. which
2. who

The flowers ......... grow in the garden are beautiful.

1. who
2. which

The film, ... lasted for three hours, was boring.

1. who
2. which

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

1. which
2. who

Do you know the man ......... is speaking on the phone?

1. who
2. which

This is the ring ... I found yesterday.

1. which
2. who

Is he the man ... found your wallet?

1. who
2. which

We ate the sweets ........... my mother had bought.

1. who
2. which