3Aa Les 17 LB relative pronouns and comparisons

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Relative Pronouns 

relative pronouns 

1. ‘who’ refers to

2. ‘which’ refers to

3. 'that’ refers to

4. 'whose' refers to

5. 'whom' refers to 

people after a preposition

animals and things 

possession/property

 (bezit)

people 

people and things without a komma. 

Refers to people

Refers to things

Refers to a possession

Refers to place

Refers to time

He's the player who has the world record for scoring most goals.

He needed the lucky shirt which he had given away.

There are players whose superstitions almost stop them from playing.

1998 was the year when France hosted the World Cup.

That wasn't the only superstition (that) the team had.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento is the player that is better known as Pelé.

He had never found the place where the fan lived.

Complete these sentences from the text.

A group of Neanderthals are sitting around the fire in a cave, [ ... ] they've just finished eating a big meal together.

He wants to get some berries, [ ... ] wants to share with everybody.

Everybodyhas always respected storytellers, [ ... ] have been important members of many societies.

These stories come from previous generations, [ ... ] wisdom and knowledge they contain.

whose

which

who

where

The rule - Relative pronouns

whose

which

who

where

Is the relative pronoun necessary?

Is this the woman who lost her purse?

1. Yes, it is necessary (that)
2. No, it is not necessary (Ø)

Is the relative pronoun necessary?

This is the ring that I found yesterday.

1. Yes, it is necessary (that)
2. No, it is not necessary (Ø)

Fill in the right relative pronoun.
The car __ caused the accident was blue

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

I had a colleague ......... wife was a pilot.

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

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
That's the girl ______ bike was stolen

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

That is the lady ...... I was talking about

1. whom
2. which
3. whose

Fill in the right relative pronoun.
The woman __ lives next door, is very friendly.

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

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
This is the cat ______ followed me home

1. who
2. that
3. which
4. X (no relative pronoun necessary)

Hi! My name’s Jeremy, __________ is also my father’s name! I’m a student at a university which is right in the centre of the city. I live in a big student apartment block __________ about 200 other students live, too. It’s quite good – apart from the rooms, there are areas __________ we can relax and buy food. Anyway, I was sorting out the shelves __________ have all my books on them – and I found a book which belonged to another student __________ studies with me. So I went to give him back the book that I had found. But he wasn’t in his room. Then as I was looking at the book, I found something __________ was hidden between the pages. It was a photo of him and me and a friend who dropped out last year. Quite sad, really!

which

that

who

which

where

where

Comparisons

That group is _____ the other group.

1. the more serious
2. the most serious
3. more serious than
4. most serious than

Welk rijtje is juist?

1. Good - Better - Best
2. Good - Gooder - Goodest
3. Beautiful - Beautifuler - Beautifulest
4. Small - More small - Most small

Adele is famous. Lady Gaga is _____,
Michael Jackson is _____!

1. more famous, the most famous
2. famouser, the most famous
3. famouser, the famousest
4. more famouser, most famous

Ricardo's big brother is ___ (tall) than him.

My teacher is the ...... (tall) man of our school

My French teacher is........ (popular) than my English teacher.

That girl is ...... (smart) than her sister.

My mother is ....... (intelligent) woman I know!

It's a watermelon inside a watermelon, it's ____ thing I've ever seen! (beautiful)

She is ____ in English than her classmates. (good)

This is ____ film I've seen. (terrifying)