Relative clauses (who, which, that, whose, -)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Relative pronouns / clauses

Goals

At the end of this lesson...

•  I can use relative pronouns / clauses in a sentence.
• I can be specific about people, things and places.

Betrekkelijk voornaamwoord
Betrekkelijke bijzin

Relative pronouns

Relative pronoun verwijst naar:

that

who

whose

which

where

persoon, dier, ding

persoon

bezit (van wie)

dier, ding

plaats

Na een komma gebruik je nooit 'that'

Relative Pronouns

'Relative Pronouns' gebruik je als je extra informatie wilt geven over iets of iemand met behulp van een bijzin.

The thief who robbed an old lady was sent to jail.

Relative Pronouns

'who' --> om te verwijzen naar mensen

'This is my best friend, who lives next door.'

'which' --> om te verwijzen naar dieren of dingen

'This is my bike, which is very old.'

Relative Pronouns

'that' --> kan je in plaats van 'who' of 'which' gebruiken, BEHALVE als de bijzin met een komma begint.

(nooit 'that' na een komma)

'That's the friend that lives in Swansea.'

'That's the bike that is for sale.'

Relative Pronouns

'whose' --> om aan te geven bij wie of wat iets hoort

'That's the friend, whose bike was stolen.'

'That's the bike, whose wheel disappeared.'

Test your Knowledge!

Kies bij de volgende opgaven de correcte Relative Pronoun.

We had spaghetti for dinner last night, .... is my favourite meal.

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

Welke woorden horen bij personen?

1. who, whose and that
2. who and which
3. which and whom
4. where and who

The boy ………... cat has just died will stay at home today.

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

This is the woman .......
asked Tim for money yesterday.

1. who
2. which

Do you like the dog .....
is under the table?

1. Who
2. Which

This is the action film ...... I like so much!

1. Who
2. Which
3. That

Mag hier "that" ?
The only Bond film ... I like is Skyfall.

1. Wel
2. Geen

Mag hier "that" ?
Tim, .... is in my class, is 15 years old.

1. Wel
2. Geen

I have a friend, ... bag was stolen.

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

This is my brother, ... shares a room with me.

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

That's the coat ... I borrowed.

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

The house, ... roof collapsed, is gone now.

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

Is that the man ... gave you a compliment?

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

I understand the relative pronouns / clauses.

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To conclude
What are the Relative Pronouns?

To conclude
How do we use the Relative Pronouns?