Lesson 2 - relative pronouns 1920

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

This lesson 

Grammar

At the end of this lesson you will know when to use which relative pronouns. 

Listen to the fragment and combine the synonyms. 

silly

Will keep it a secret

make any bloopers

do something wrong

lose respect

He doesn't want to lose face. 

Did you do anything embarassing?

Don't feel ashamed. 

We all make mistakes. 

I won't tell anyone

Relative pronouns 

who, whose, whom, which

Verwijzen naar eerder genoemde personen, dieren of dingen. 

Gebruiken wanneer je meer informatie geeft of deze personen, dieren of dingen. 

Nederlands: dat, die, wie, wat, welke

relative pronouns - personen

• who (die / dat)                             
  The girl who fell of stage was my classmate. 
• whose (wiens / wier = van wie // kan ook voor dingen)
  He is the boy whose iPhone I found. 
  That book, whose title was: Harry Potter, was a great read! 
• whom (wie) Alleen achter een voorzetsel.
  They are my best friends, some of whom I have known for years. 

relative pronouns - dieren / dingen

which (wat / dat, welke)

I dropped my iPhone, which was brand new. 

Fill in the gap:
My best friend, ...'s got a serious infection, has warned us about tattoos.

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

Fill in the gap:
Derek's ashamed of his dog, ... peed on the kitchen floor.

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

Fill in the gap:
He got angry with Marge, ... face was red because she was laughing.

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

Fill in the gap:
I thanked my team, one of ... helped me stand up after I tripped.

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

who, which and that

wanneer 'that'

'that' kun je gebruiken in plaats van who en which. 

Alleen als de bijzin (deel met that) nodig is om zin te begrijpen.

De bijzin staat dan niet tussen komma's = informatie is verplicht

voorbeelden 'that'

Silvia is the girl who I have loved for many years now. 

Men who steal are thieves. 

The house which has a blue roof is being painted.

je mag de blauwe woorden vervangen door 'that'

my father, who is 40, is a teacher = hier geen that!

Can you replace who with that in this sentence?

The girl who made the blunder is my best friend.

1. yes
2. no

Can you replace who with that in this sentence?

I just stared at Fred, who had spilled ketchup all over his shirt.

1. yes
2. no

Never replace when...

...who or which are written right after a comma (,). 

✔️ I just stared at Fred, who ... 

❌ I just stared at Fred, that ...

when 

waar - where (wanneer het naar plaats verwijst.)

Dit is het moment waar ik op had gewacht - 

This is the moment (that / which) I had been waiting for.

Dat is waar zij woont. - That is where she lives.