- you understand the application of English relative pronouns.
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Relative pronouns
Kan bijv. verwijzen naar:
een zelfstandig naamwoord (a noun)
een voornaamwoord (a pronoun)
een hele zin (a main or subclause)
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Relative pronouns
People
Things
Places
A moment in time
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Relative pronouns
Personen: who, whose, whom, that
Dingen: that, which
Plaats: where
Tijdstip: when
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Relative clauses
Relative clauses : give extra information, used to avoid repetition.
We often use relative pronouns (e.g. who, where, that, which, whose) to introduce relative clauses.
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Relative clauses
Restrictive relative clauses: you need them in the sentence for it to make sense. They give you essential information.
NO COMMAS!!!
Non-restrictive relative clauses: They give extra information, which isn’t absolutely necessary. We use COMMAS to separate them from the rest of the sentence.
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Relative clauses
Non-Restrictive relative clauses (commas):
antecedent = person: who
antecedent = thing: which
antecedent = place: where
antecedent = time: when
antecedent = reason: why
no antecedent = what ('that which')
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Relative clauses
Restrictive relative clauses (no commas):
antecedent = person: who or that, preference for who
antecedent = thing: which or that, preference for that
