Relative pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Welcome

Today's goals

• At the end of today's class you will know what relative pronouns and relative clauses are
• At the end of today's class you will be able to use the most common relative pronouns and relative clauses.

Turn these two sentences into one:
It's the package.
You sent it to us last week.

Turn these two sentences into one:
This is Kim.
She is taking over my job when I leave.

Relative Pronouns

Betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden: who, which, that, whose

Functie: 

• Zinnen aan elkaar koppelen. 
  
• Je verwijst ermee naar personen, dieren of dingen die al eerder genoemd zijn.
  

Relative Pronouns

• Who/that bij personen.
• Which/that bij dieren en dingen.  
• Whose geeft bezit aan. (van wie)

Examples:

The man whose phone I borrowed is my boyfriend. 

The actor who/that gave the interview told us interesting facts.

The monkey which/that ate the banana fell out of the tree. 

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

Let's practice this!

The dog __ walks over there, isn't mine.

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

The man ___ is wearing a blue sweater is working in the garden

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

This is the action film ___ I like so much!

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

This is the car ... I bought in 2018.

My gym coach, ____ is a good friend of my parents, has worked as a coach for many years.

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

That is the girl __ bag was stolen.

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

Simple, compound, or complex?


Karl knew lots about monkeys.

1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex.

Simple, compound, or complex?


Although mat was running late, he seemed relaxed.

1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex

Simple, compound, or complex?


He was hungry, so he ate.

1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex

What is a relative clause?

Een betrekkelijke bijzin. 

Deze gebruik je als je extra info over iets of iemand wilt geven. 

Bijvoorbeeld:

Die laptop, die op tafel staat, is van de docent. 

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

RELATIVE CLAUSES

IMPORTANT:

WHO: bij mensen

WHICH: bij dieren en dingen

THAT: bij personen, dieren en dingen (maar niet na een comma!)

WHOM: bij mensen na een voorzetsel

WHOSE: bij bezit (van wie/wiens)

Non-defining relative clauses

Non-defining relative clauses: extra informatie

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

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

The Times is a daily newspaper.

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.

RELATIVE CLAUSES

IMPORTANT:

WHO: bij mensen

WHICH: bij dieren en dingen

THAT: bij personen, dieren en dingen (maar niet na een comma!)

WHOM: bij mensen na een voorzetsel

WHOSE: bij bezit (van wie/wiens)

Welke RELATIVE CLAUSE past in deze zin:
I want to read the book........you gave me.

1. which, that , who
2. which, that, X
3. who, whose, whom
4. which, that

RELATIVE CLAUSES

IMPORTANT:

WHO: bij mensen

WHICH: bij dieren en dingen

THAT: bij personen, dieren en dingen (maar niet na een comma!)

WHOM: bij mensen na een voorzetsel

WHOSE: bij bezit (van wie/wiens)

Welke RELATIVE CLAUSE past in deze zin:
The officer, about....... you told me , was nice

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

We had spaghetti .... is my favourite meal, for dinner last night.

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

This is Mary, ...
is taking over my job when I leave.

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

The photocopier, ...
has a two-year guarantee, cost $2000.

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

He is the consultant ...
advice I rely on.

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

The people ...
were stopped at the border were all from Eastern Europe.

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