relative pronouns

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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Today

• check past simple vs present perfect 
• relative pronouns
• defining-non defining clause
• words

Goals of today

you know what a relative pronoun is

you can use 2 different relative pronouns correctly

past simple vs present perfect

What was the difference again? 

past simple          present perfect

I walked to school this morning

I/he/they + verb-ed

I have walked to school this week

I/they/we + have + verb-ed

he/she/it + has + verb-ed

Rule of thumb

If there's a time element in the sentence, you never use have or has

unless the time element is still going on, then you have to use have or has

Relative pronouns

what are they and when do we use them?

relative pronouns

The man, who was waiting on the bus, was wearing a red coat

You're going to be late for the meeting which is in 5 minutes

He went to the same school that my father went to

What do the underlined words refer to? 

who - which - that

Who  ---> people (sometimes animals)

"The boy, who was only 10 years old, solved the murder"

Which --> things (sometimes animals)

"We had pizza yesterday, which is my favourite meal"

That --> people and things both

"Jason is the man that painted my house"

When to use that 

difference between these sentences?

The house that Bob build

The house, which was built by Bob, was grey

This is the organisation that gives food to homeless people

The organisation, which gives food to homeless people, does great work!

When to use that

If the part of the sentence is necessary to understand the rest of it, you can use that

If you can leave out the part of the sentence and the sentence still makes sense, use who or which

This sentence, which will still make sense without the underlined part, doesn't need a 'that'

Exercise and practice

exercises 2: who or which

Words for period 1

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Goals of today

you know what a relative pronoun is

you can use 2 different relative pronouns correctly

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