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Relative pronouns

Lesson goal:

Use the relative pronouns correctly

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 

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.

Whose

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

Whose money is this? 

* translation verb: bezitten

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.

That

Explanation in Dutch

This Relative pronoun may sometimes be used instead of who (for people) and which (for animals/things). No comma!

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

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

Relative pronouns

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Martin played Tennis with Sophie, who was slightly injured.

relative pronoun

Noa sold her phone, which was old and damaged.

relative pronoun

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

1. who
2. which

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

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

who/which/that/O?
She was somebody ... always looked happy.

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

who, which, that or O?
Here are some songs ... my mother taught me.

1. who
2. which
3. that
4. 0

I’ve lost the money _______ my mum gave me!

1. which
2. who

That’s the museum _______ has some really old jewellery.

1. which
2. who

Michael’s the person _______ helped me the most at primary school.

1. which
2. who

Sarah’s got a ring _______ was her grandmother’s

1. which
2. who

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

I understand relative pronouns and can use them.

Easy peasy, lemon squeezy; Yes!

I think I can do this, but not sure.

No.

Close your laptop

Open your book and notepad. Do exercises 3 and 4 on page 74.

Afterwards, study the study box on page 89 and the words of lesson 3 & 4.