Relative pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Relative pronouns

Relative pronouns zijn betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden die gebruikt worden om extra informatie te geven over een zelfstandig naamwoord dat eerder in de zin genoemd is. 

De meest voorkomende relative pronouns in het Engels zijn: who, whom, whose, which, en that.

The house which is on the corner is very old.  (which zegt iets over old)

The man who lives next door is a doctor.  (who zegt iets over man)

The book that you gave me is interesting.  (that zegt iets over book)

The artist whose paintings are famous lives in Paris.  (whose zegt iets over artist)

Relative pronouns

Relative pronoun verwijst naar:

that

who/whom

which

whose

persoon, dier, ding

persoon

dier, ding

bezit (van wie/wiens)

Na een komma (in tussenzin) gebruik je nooit 'that'

Relative pronouns

Nederlandse variant:	Engelse variant:	Wanneer gebruik je het:	Voorbeeldzin:
Die	who	om te verwijzen naar mensen	This is my mother, who is 40 years old.
Dat	which	om te verwijzen naar dieren, dingen of locaties	I like the song , which is written by my favourite band.
die/dat	that	In plaats van who/which , maar er mag geen komma voorstaan!	I like the song that is written by my favourite band.
wiens/ waarvan	whose	Om aan te geven van wie/wat iets is.	The house whose roof collapsed is gone now

The dog that barks loudly belongs to my neighbor.

The woman who is standing over there is my aunt.

The book which you lent me was fascinating.

The student whose homework was late got a warning.

Betrekkelijk voornaamwoord

Zegt iets over dit woord.

connect the relative pronoun to its rule.

dingen/dieren, extra info kan je weglaten

dingen/dieren, extra info is wel nodig voor de zin

iets van iemand/ bezittingen 

personen

that

which

who

whose

Relative Pronouns

People

Places 

Things

that

that

who

which

where

relative pronouns 

1. ‘who’ refers tot

2. ‘which’ refers to

3. 'that’ refers to

4. 'whose' refers to

animals and things 

possession/property

 (bezit)

people 

people and things without a komma. 

He is the boy ............... I met at the party yesterday.

1. who
2. who, that
3. whom, that,
4. who, that , no relative pronoun

The assistant at the shop ....................helped us was really kind.

1. which, that
2. who, that
3. who, that, no relative pronoun
4. whose

I saw the shoes ................you bought in the sale last week.

1. which, that
2. who
3. that, which, no relative pronoun
4. whose

The painting ...............I enjoy the most is the Sunflowers.

1. which, that
2. whose
3. which, that and no relative pronoun
4. who

The only bowling alley ..................I know of is called "The Big Lebowski".

1. which, that
2. which, who
3. which, that , no relative pronoun
4. who, whom

The camera, _____ costs £100, was stolen.

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

Choose the correct relative pronoun.

Choose the correct relative pronoun: The book, ____ is on the table.

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

Fill in the right relative pronoun.
The car __ caused the accident was blue

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

Fill in the right relative pronoun.
The woman __ lives next door, is very friendly.

1. which
2. who
3. that

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
This is the cat ______ followed me home

1. who
2. which

Fill in the right relative pronoun.
The car __ caused the accident was blue

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

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
That's the girl ______ bike was stolen

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

Choose the correct relative pronoun.
I talked to the girl __________ car had broken down in front of the shop.

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

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
Tom, ______ is my brother, has won the match.

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

What part needs more attention?

1. Vocabulary
2. Stones (Talk about skills/future jobs)
3. Relative pronouns
4. Sentences

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
That's the girl ______ bike was stolen

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

Fill in the right relative pronoun.
The woman __ lives next door, is very friendly.

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

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
There's the girl ______ I sold my guitar to!

1. which
2. who
3. whom
4. X (no relative pronoun necessary)

Choose the correct relative pronoun:
This is the cat ______ followed me home

1. who
2. that
3. which
4. X (no relative pronoun necessary)

Fill in the right relative pronoun.
The car __ caused the accident was blue

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

Which relative pronoun is used to refer to things or animals?

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

Relative pronouns
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