Relative Clauses

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Relative clauses

Wanneer?

* Om extra informatie te geven zonder een nieuwe zin te beginnen

Welke 'relative pronouns' zijn er?

* Who (die) - gebruikt bij mensen

That man, who has very nice hair, stole my dog!

* Which  (dat)- gebruikt bij dieren en dingen

Do you see the sheep which has black wool?

* that (die/dat) - mensen, dieren, dingen

I don't like the man that stole my dog.

Welke 'relative pronouns' zijn er?

* which (wat) - om te verwijzen naar een hele zin

He can't read, which surprised me.

* Whose (van wie)- om bezit aan te geven

That is the girl whose dog I've stolen.

* whom (wie/die)-  voor mensen

To whom did you give my dog?

relative adverbs

* when - als vervanging van 'in' / 'on which' - tijd

the day when we met him

* where - als vervanging van 'in' / 'on which' - plaats

The place where we met him

* why - als vervanging van 'for which' - rede

The reason why we met him.

Wel of niet weglaten?

*Je mag relative pronouns nooit weglaten wanneer er een werkwoord achter staat.

               I told you about the woman who lives next door.

              The apple which is lying on the table is not very pleasant.

*Je mag relative pronouns wel weglaten wanneer er geen werkwoord achter staat

              The apple (which) George lay on the table is very nice.

              The car (which) the bankrobbers escaped in was green.

Komma of geen komma?

Defining relative clauses geven gedetailleerde informatie. Je gebruikt hierbij nooit een komma.

Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom? 

The boy (who) we met yesterday is very nice.

non-defining relative clauses geven extra informatie. Je gebruikt hierbij altijd een komma. Je mag hier het woord that niet gebruiken.

Do you know the girl, who is talking to Tom?

Jim, whom we met yesterday, is very nice.

Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom: 5 meisjes maar slechts 1 praat met Tom

Do you know the girl, who is talking to Tom: slechts 1 meisje

Wat moet je kunnen / kennen?

* de juiste relative pronoun/adverb invullen

* weten of een komma wel of niet nodig is

Exercise

Complete the sentence with the correct relative pronoun or adverb.

Don't use that

Type only the missing word

That is the man .....
helped me when I fell down in the street.

Is that your car? No, mine is the one .....
is parked just opposite the bank.

That is the woman ....
complained about the room service.

This is the park .....
we first met. Do you remember?

So, James is the man ....
son came on the school trip with us? I didn't know.

If you have any question, ask the girl ....
is standing at the desk. She'll help you

They had to put away the dog ....
bit the boy. It was too dangerous.

I'm looking for a person ....
surname begins with a "k".

Do you still go to that pub ....
we used to go to as students?

The heating is not working. Do you know anyone .... can fix it?

(1/9)Choose the right pronoun (who/which/whom/that/whose):

Do you know for _____ this letter is?

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

(2/9) Choose the right pronoun (who/which/whom/that/whose):

Do you like stories in ______ technology plays an important part?

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

(3/9) Choose the right pronoun (who/which/whom/that/whose):

"Brazil is a country in South America_____
produces a lot of coffee."

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

(4/9) Choose the right pronoun (who/which/whom/that/whose):

''That's Peter, the boy _____ has just come from a different school.''

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

(5/9) Choose the right pronoun (who/which/whom/that/whose):

''I talked to the girl ____ car had broken down in front of school.''

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

(6/9) Choose the right pronoun (who/which/whom/that/whose):

That is the dog _______ saved his owner.

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

(7/9) Choose the right pronoun (who/which/whom/that/whose):

This song, _____I have written, is for you.

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

(8/9) Choose the right pronoun (who/which/whom/that/whose):

I'm the person_____ wrote that song.

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

(9/9) Choose the right pronoun (who/which/whom/that/whose):

That's the song _____ lyrics I love.

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

Oefenen

Oefen het gebruik van relative pronouns, adverbs en clauses op de volgende websites.

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