Who, whose, which, that

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Who, whose, which, that

Introduction

Dat is mijn leraar. Hij geeft Engels.

Dat is mijn leraar die Engels geeft.

Introduction

That is my teacher. He teaches English.

That is my teacher who teaches English.

Gebruik

Je gebruikt who, whose, which, that als je meer informatie wilt geven over dingen of personen die je eerder in de zin al hebt genoemd.

Who

Who: bij personen
Johnny Depp is an actor, who won the Oscar.

Which

Which: bij dingen en dieren.

That movie, which was filmed in Amsterdam, was a great hit.

Whose 

Whose: bij personen. Het betekent 'van wie', 'waarvan' (spreektaal: wiens)

This is the boy whose bag was stolen.
(Dit is de jongen van wie de tas was gestolen.)

That

Soms kun je 'that' gebruiken in plaats van Who of Which.

Alleen als er geen komma voor de bijzin staat. Je kunt de bijzin niet weglaten.

His cooking skill is something which people find amazing.
-> His cooking skill is something that people find amazing.

He's the teacher... teaches us English.

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

There is Sara ..... watch was stolen.

1. who
2. whose

The girl, ............... photo I have, is my cousin.

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

She is that dreadful teacher ... teaches us English.

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

A salary is the money .... you earn in your job.

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

The first novel, ......... appeared in 1887, was a succes.

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

This book, .............. is John's, has over 300 pages.

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

Come up with your own sentence using who, whose, which, that.

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