Relative pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Goals for this part of the lesson

First: What can you remember from the last lesson?

Recap on relative pronouns (betrekkelijk voornaamwoorden) 

Past continuous, what does it look like and when do you use it?

Present perfect, what does it look like and when do you use it?

Past simple, what does it look like and when do you use it?

Past simple

Past continuous 

Present perfect

Example: I was looking for my keys when I found my book

Example: I looked for my glasses but couldn't find them.

Ends in +ed or it is an irregular verb

past form of 'to be' ww+ing (was/were ww+ing)

Have/has + voltooid deelwoord

Example: Jeff has bought a new car. Look, it is over there!

Can you remember any of the relative pronouns in English? Write them down.

Relative pronouns 

Who

Whom

Which

That 

Whose

Used for people

Used for things and animals

Shows possession (bezit) 

who

Which

Whom - only used in combination with a preposition (voorzetzal) 

Whose

That - only if there is no comma in the sentence 

That

Which part is the relative clause 

(bijzin)?

My brother, who is 24 years old, still lives at home

Relative pronouns

who - people

which - animals & things 

that - people, animals & things

that - NEVER GOES between 2 commas

whose - gives possession (bezit aan)

whom - people (formal, and used in connection with preposition)

The thief who robbed an old lady was sent to jail.

It provides additional information on something or someone.

Relative pronouns

• Link to a word previously mentioned
  
• Links up two parts of the sentence

Martin played Tennis with Sophie, who was slightly injured.

relative pronoun

Noa sold her phone, which was old and damaged.

relative pronoun

We had spaghetti .... is my favourite meal, for dinner last night.

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

Which RELATIVE pronoun fits in this sentence:
The officer, ....... John told his story to, was nice

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

Which RELATIVE pronoun fits in this sentence?
I want to read the book........you gave me.

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

Which two relative pronouns refer to people?

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

He is a famous architect ...
designs won an international award last year.

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

This is Mary, ...
is taking over my job when I leave.

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

The photocopier, ...
has a two-year guarantee, costs $2000.

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

He is the consultant ...
advice I rely on.

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

Continue with...

(U1: L5) Ex. 3, 4 p.32

Continue with this online exercise

Or this online quiz

Then Ex. 1 & 2 p.31