Y2 unit 4 lesson 1

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Goals

- You can explain what the relative pronouns mean.
- You can explain how to use the relative pronouns.
- You can explain when to use the relative pronouns

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Chapter 4: Bloopers and blunders

What is your biggest blooper or blunder? Answer in English.

Relative pronouns

1. Who

2. Whose

3. Whom
4. Which
5. That

Verwijst naar het woord dat ervoor staat.

Who

 Refers to people

 E.g.: The girl who drove the yellow car.
 Het meisje die….

Whose

- Whose means ‘van wie’ (‘wiens’, ‘wier’) or ‘waarvan’

E.g.: The boy whose icecream had fallen was crying.
- De jongen wiens ijsje was gevallen…
- De jongen van wie het ijsje was gevallen…

E.g.: The Italian house, whose name means ‘luck’, is 300 years old.
- Het Italiaanse huis, waarvan de naam ‘geluk’ betekent, is 300 jaar oud.

Whom

- Refers to people
- After a preposition (voorzetsel)

- E.g.: They are my best friends, some of whom have been coming here for years.

- Zij zijn mijn beste vrienden. Sommigen van hen komen hier al jaren.

Formal/old-fashionedModern speech  who
Examples of prepositions:in, under, of, by, with, from, on, etc.

Which

- Refers to animals or thing/idea

E.g.: I dropped my mobile phone, which was brand new.
- Ik liet mijn mobieltje vallen, dat net nieuw was.

That

- Is sometimes used instead of who or which.

- Refers to people, animals and things.

- A ‘that sentence’ never between commas.

E.g.: The girl that/who made the blunder is my best friend.
- Het meisje dat de blunder maakte…

Is this the dog that/which bit you?

- Is dat de hond die je heeft gebeten?

The cat ……….. is sleeping on the couch is always very lazy.

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

His mother, ………… really likes reading, is at the supermarket.

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

The car ………….. was parked outside has been broken into.

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

The student …………. doesn’t like eating in restaurants always eats spaghetti.

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

The dog …………… pillow was destroyed was very upset.

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

Actually, she knew very little about the girl with ……….. she had promised to go to the movies.

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

Let's practice

Do exercise 3 (p. 113)

Answers

1. who
2. who
3. which
4. whose
5. whom
6. who
7. who

In 3 minutes

Explain ...

• to each other what the 5 relative pronouns are and how they should be used.
• when you can use ‘which’.
• when you can use ‘that

Goals

- You can explain what the relative pronouns mean.
- You can explain how to use the relative pronouns.
- You can explain when to use the relative pronouns

Practise online

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/relative_pronouns2.htm

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?02

Homework

Do exercise 3 (p. 113), 8 and 9 (p. 117).

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