Stepping Stones VWO 3 Theme 3 Grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Theme 3

Law and order

Relative clause (betrekkelijke bijzin)

You use WHO for people.

The girl who won the lottery.

The US citizens who voted for Biden

Relative clause (betrekkelijke bijzin)

You use WHICH for animals and things. 

The dog which rescued the little boy.

The painting which had been stolen.

Relative clause (betrekkelijke bijzin)

You use THAT for people, animals and things.

The girl that won the lottery.

The dog that rescued the little boy.

The painting that had been stolen.

Relative clause 

You use WHOSE to indicate possession (possessive form of who)

This is George, whose brother went to school with me.

The dog whose owner lives next door to us.

The house whose roof is thatched. 

1. Benjamin, ..... is the youngest child of the Turner family, is 4 years old.
(who, which, that, whose, whom)

2. Ginny, ... dog went missing, cried for hours.

3. The house ... burned down yesterday evening was from the 17th century.

How to go from active to passive?

Steps to find the passive

1. In welke tijd staat de actieve zin?
   
2. Dan voeg je een vorm van BE toe in diezelfde tijd
   
3. Maak van het hoofdwerkwoord een voltooid deelwoord (3de rijtje)
   
4. Zoek het onderwerp waar iets mee gedaan wordt (lijd. vw.van de actieve zin)
   

From active to passive

Many people admired Diego Maradonna.                    Maradonna was admired by many people.

Banksy makes street art.                                                     Street art is made by Banksy.

Paris needs to restore the Notre Dame.                       The Notre Dame needs to be restored by Paris.

Rembrandt had painted De Nachtwacht.                    De Nachtwacht had been painted by Rembr.

Trump has fired Mark Esper.                                               Mark Esper has been fired by Trump.

1. Patrick has stolen some candy.

2. Benjamin tells beautiful stories.

3. They destroy important habitats.

It takes two

When there are two people, animals or objects: both, either or neither.

Those paintings are both beautiful. Both paintings are beautiful.            (allebei, beide)

Who is my favourite painter? I can't choose between Rembrandt or Turner. So, either of them. (elk van beide)

There were trees on either side of the road. (elk van beide)

Neither team was able to win the game. (geen van beide)

Two or more 

When there are two or more people, animals or objects: all, each, every or none.

All the pupils had an A for English! They all had an A! (alle, allemaal)

Every pupil is accounted for. (ieder)

Every vote counts. (ieder)

Each/Every house in this street has a thached roof. (ieder per stuk/ geheel)

Those CDs are 20 euros each. (elk/per stuk)

None of the solutions really work.  (geen)

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1. ... girls can speak English really well.
(both,eiter,neither)

2. ... of my classmates knew the answer to the question.
(all,each,every,none)

3. I can choose ... of those two films.
(either,neither,all,)