Relative pronouns

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

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Goal of the lesson

By the end of this lesson you will be able to: 

Use relative pronouns in the right context.

Identify the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses.

Relative pronouns

• Verwijzen terug naar een eerder genoemd woord
  
• Verbinden twee zinsdelen aan elkaar

Martin played Tennis with Sophie, who was slightly injured.

relative pronoun

Noa sold her phone, which was old and damaged.

relative pronoun

Welke 'relative pronouns' zijn er?

* Who (die) - gebruikt bij mensen

That man, who has very nice hair, stole my dog!

* Which  (dat)- gebruikt bij dieren en dingen

Do you see the sheep which has black wool?

* that (die/dat) - mensen, dieren, dingen

I don't like the man that stole my dog.

* Whose (van wie)- om bezit aan te geven

That is the girl whose dog I've stolen.

and there are much more such as: whom, when and where.

Komma of geen komma?

Defining relative clauses geven gedetailleerde informatie. Je gebruikt hierbij nooit een komma.

Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom? 

The boy (who) we met yesterday is very nice.

non-defining relative clauses geven extra informatie. Je gebruikt hierbij altijd een komma. Je mag hier het woord that niet gebruiken.

Do you know the girl, who is talking to Tom?

Jim, who we met yesterday, is very nice.

Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom: 5 meisjes maar slechts 1 praat met Tom

Do you know the girl, who is talking to Tom: slechts 1 meisje

Wat moet je kunnen / kennen?

* de juiste relative pronoun invullen

* weten of een komma wel of niet nodig is

Exercise

Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronouns.

Don't use that

That is the man .....
helped me when I fell down in the street.

Is that your car? No, mine is the one .....
is parked just opposite the bank.

That is the woman ....
complained about the room service.

This is the park .....
we first met. Do you remember?

So, James is the man ....
son came on the school trip with us? I didn't know.

If you have any question, ask the girl ....
is standing at the desk. She'll help you

They had to put away the dog ....
bit the boy. It was too dangerous.

I'm looking for a person ....
surname begins with a "k".

Do you still go to that pub ....
we used to go to as students?

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Do exercises 30(abc), 31 a on pages 77-78

Done? then do 32 or 33. The choice is yours!