relative pronouns

Relative pronouns

use the relative pronouns correctly
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Relative pronouns

use the relative pronouns correctly

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Lesson aims
You know what a relative pronoun is. 
You know which relative pronoun to use. 

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Relative pronouns
Use: We use Relative pronouns (betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden)
--> to refer to people, things and animals, places 
-->and to indicate that someone or something possesses something 

Slide 3 - Diapositive

Who
We use this Relative pronoun to refer to people 

This is the man who always walks around town with a paper bag over his head.

Slide 4 - Diapositive

Whose
We use this Relative pronoun to indicate that someone/something possesses* something else.

Whose money is this? 

* translation verb: bezitten

Slide 5 - Diapositive

Which
We use this Relative pronoun to refer to animals or things.

This is a picture of our dog, which we recently adopted from a shelter.

Slide 6 - Diapositive



That
This Relative pronoun may sometimes be used instead of who (for people) and which (for animals/things). 

I loathe people that / who constantly make fun of others.

The speech that / which my classmate gave at the graduation ceremony was brilliant.

Slide 7 - Diapositive

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

Slide 8 - Diapositive

Relative pronouns
Je kunt een betrekkelijk voornaamwoord weglaten als
  • het al duidelijk is om wie of wat het gaat
  • het pronoun NIET op het onderwerp slaat
  • er een voornaamwoord achter staat







The flowers which he gave me were beautiful.


Persoonlijk: ik, jij, hij, etc.
Bezittelijk: mijn, zijn, onze, etc.
Wederkerend: me, je, zich, etc.
The flowers he gave me were beautiful.

Slide 9 - Diapositive

Slide 10 - Diapositive

The dog .... walks over there, isn't mine.
A
who
B
which

Slide 11 - Quiz

who/which/that/O?
She sent me a reply, ... simply said: "OK".
A
who
B
which
C
that
D
O

Slide 12 - Quiz

who/which/that/O?
She was somebody ... always looked happy.
A
who
B
which
C
that
D
O

Slide 13 - Quiz

who, which, that or O?
Here are some songs ... my mother taught me.
A
who
B
which
C
that
D
0

Slide 14 - Quiz

Hi! My name’s Jeremy, __________ is also my father’s name! I’m a student at a university which is right in the centre of the city. I live in a big student apartment block __________ about 200 other students live, too. It’s quite good – apart from the rooms, there are areas __________ we can relax and buy food. Anyway, I was sorting out the shelves __________ have all my books on them – and I found a book which belonged to another student __________ studies with me. So I went to give him back the book that I had found. But he wasn’t in his room. Then as I was looking at the book, I found something __________ was hidden between the pages. It was a photo of him and me and a friend who dropped out last year. Quite sad, really!
which
that
who
which
where
where

Slide 15 - Question de remorquage

I’ve lost the money _______ my mum gave me!
A
which
B
who

Slide 16 - Quiz

That’s the museum _______ has some really old jewellery.
A
which
B
who

Slide 17 - Quiz

Michael’s the person _______ helped me the most at primary school.
A
which
B
who

Slide 18 - Quiz

Sarah’s got a ring _______ was her grandmother’s
A
which
B
who

Slide 19 - Quiz

Recap
What is a relative pronoun?
When do you use who?
When do you use which?

Slide 20 - Diapositive