defining & non-defining relative pronouns

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• Leerjaar 3

Defining and non-defining relative clauses

Lesson goal

At the end of this lesson:

• You know what relative clauses and relative pronouns are.

What is a relative clause?

Can you find one here?

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

What is a relative clause?

Can you find one here?

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

Relative Clause = betrekkelijke bijzin

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

Een betrekkelijke bijzin geeft extra informatie over iets of iemand (zelfstandig naamwoord).

Relative clauses

Functie - geeft extra informatie. 

Defining relative clauses:  onmisbare informatie

Non-defining relative clauses:  onbelangrijke informatie

Begint vaak met betrekkelijk voornaamwoord = relative pronoun.

Relative pronouns

Can you find one here?

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

Relative pronouns

Can you find one here?

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

Relative pronouns

who - mensen

which - dieren en dingen

that - personen, dieren, dingen

where - locatie

whose - bezit

that = informeler dan who/which

that = NOOIT tussen 2 komma's

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

Defining relative clauses

Defining relative clauses:  onmisbare informatie

• Staan in het midden/einde van de zin
• Je gebruikt GEEN komma's!

He is the doctor who helped my grandmother.

This is the airport where I lost my bag.

Non-defining relative clauses

Non-defining relative clauses:  onbelangrijke informatie 

(je kunt het weglaten zonder dat de betekenis verandert.)

• Staan in het midden/einde van de zin
• Begint en eindigt met een komma
• Je mag GEEN that gebruiken

The Times, which is published in London, is a daily newspaper.

The Times is a daily newspaper.

What's the difference?

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

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

What's the difference?

My brother, who is 24 years old, still lives at home.
You already know which brother or only have one.

My brother who is 24 years old still lives at home.
You need to know which brother we are talking about.

Which is defining and which is non-defining?

What's the difference?

My brother, who is 24 years old, still lives at home.
You already know which brother or only have one.
Non- defining

My brother who is 24 years old still lives at home.
You need to know which brother we are talking about.
Defining

I know what relative clauses and relative pronouns are.

I surely can. And I can explain it to the person who is sitting next to me

I think I can, but I might need some practice material, which I can find...

I am not sure. I think I need to study the info, which I can find...

I can't. Is there someone out there who can help me?

Lesson goal

At the end of this lesson:

• You know what relative clauses and relative pronouns are.

Now you

Stud. book p. 112 + 113, make paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2.

Read the Grammar Box to help you.

If you have questions, ask please :)

Finished? Show me your answers.

All done? Start learning for the testweek

On Wednesday

Final lesson before the testweek.

Prepare grammar questions (if you have any). 

Ask yourself:

Do I know what to study and how?