Relative pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

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Unit 1: 

- Relative pronouns

- Comparitives

Relative pronouns

Betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden (relative pronouns) gebruik je om zinnen die een gemeenschappelijk onderdeel hebben aan elkaar te koppelen. Een betrekkelijk voornaamwoord slaat als het ware een brug tussen twee zinnen. In de Engelse taal kennen we de volgende betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden: who, which, that, whose, whom en where.

Maar wanneer gebruik je welk betrekkelijk voornaamwoord?

EXAMPLE

1. I play tennis with Bart.

2.  Bart lives in Amsterdam

--> I play tennis with Bart, who lives in Amsterdam.

Who

Who heeft betrekking op personen:

This is the girl who helped me

There were some people who made a complaint.

Which

Which heeft betrekking op dieren of dingen:

This is the house, which he built himself.

I gave him a letter, which he quickly put in his pocket.

The match, which was cancelled, was on Saturday.

Where

where: als je verwijst naar plaatsen of locaties

The building where I forgot my bag will be closed tomorrow.

The Netherlands, where most Dutch people live, is a flat country.

That

That kan je gebruiken in plaats van who of which.

Let op: dit kan alleen in bijzinnen die je niet kan weglaten omdat de zin anders onbegrijpelijk wordt: er staat dan geen komma voor!

The cat which was lost has been found.

The cat that was lost has been found.

The cat, which was lost, has been found.

The cat, that was lost, has been found.

Whose

Whose verwijst naar personen, dieren of dingen en geeft bezit aan:

The girl whose mobile phone I borrowed is gone now.

That building whose roof collapsed is being renovated.

Whom

Whom verwijst naar mensen en wordt gebruikt na voorzetsels zoals with, to, about, for etc:

Where is the boy whom you were talking to earlier?

These are the people whom I am going to the party with.

Dit wordt vaak als erg formeel gezien, in spreektaal gebruik je meestal who.

This is the boy _____ had an accident.

1. who
2. which
3. whose

Yesterday I saw the car ____ was used for the fast and the furious.

1. who
2. which
3. whose

I haven't seen Frank, ______ brother is five, for a long time now.

1. who
2. whose
3. which

This is the man ____ house is on fire.

1. who
2. whose
3. that

The book ______ you gave me is great.

1. who
2. whose
3. that

Do you know the woman _____ son is a famous actor?

I really like the suit _____ you bought for the wedding!

Becky and Amy are two sisters ______ faces look very much alike

I need someone _____ can fix my washing machine.

Comparatives and superlatives

Trappen van vergelijking

- Comparative: vergrotende trap

- Superlative: overtreffende trap

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 1 lettergreep:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

1.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op een -e,

gebruik dan -r en -st.

large

larger

largest

Spellingsregels:

2.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op medeklinker + y,

gebruik dan -ier en -iest.

happy

happier

happiest

Comparatives and superlatives

hot

hotter

hottest

Spellingsregels:

3.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op 1 klinker (a, e, i, o, u)

+ 1 medeklinker, medeklinker verdubbelen

big

bigger

biggest

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 3 lettergrepen of meer:

- Comparative: more

- Superlative: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparatives and superlatives

famous

more famous

most famous

Zelfde regel geldt voor bijvoorbeeld: famous en boring

boring

more boring

most boring

Comparatives and superlatives

good/well

better

best

Uitzonderingen (uit je hoofd leren!)

bad/ill

worse

worst

much/many

little

more

less

most

least

My house is (big) ...
than yours.

Who is the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

This flower is (beautiful)
... than that one.

Who is the (good) .... football player in the world?

1. better
2. gooder
3. goodest
4. best

What is your ... (bad) subject at school?

1. badder
2. worse
3. worst
4. baddest

The ... (little) you can do is study for the tests.

1. leasest
2. least
3. littlest
4. less

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