relative pronouns

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• Leerjaar 4

Relative Pronouns

Who

Gebruik je alleen bij mensen

The girl who helped me.

Whose

personen of dingen + geeft bezit aan

The man whose car had been stolen.

the house whose windows had been smashed.

whom

 als het onderwerp in het tussenstukje van de zin het lijdend voorwerp of het meewerkend voorwerp is. Deze is dus ietsje lastiger...

That woman whom I loved was my wife.

Your colleague, whom I met yesterday, was pretty rude!

Which

Verwijst naar dieren, dingen, of zinsdeel (je hebt het gedeelte na de , niet nodig om de  zin te begrijpen).

T

his is the house, which he built himself.

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

The match was cancelled, which I don't understand.

where

Verwijst alleen naar een plaats

This is the cafe where I was waiting for him.

Waar denk je aan?

What are you thinking of?

That

In plaats van who, which als je info nodig hebt om zin te begrijpen.

er staat geen , (comma)

I don't like people who/ that don't listen.

That

Mag je niet gebruiken als je de informatie kunt weglaten

The teacher, who talked way too long, got angry at us for not listening. 

Geen relative pronoun

- Dit kan alleen bij zinnen waar het relative pronoun niet tussen komma's staat

- Dit kan alleen bij who, which, that en where

- Dit kan alleen als er een voornaamwoord achter staat!

- This is the car which I bought in 2013.

- This is the car I bought in 2013.

- This is the car which I bought in 2013.

- This is the car I bought in 2013.

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

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

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:
This is the cat ______ followed me home

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

Choose the correct relative pronoun.
My daughter, ______ is in college, is nineteen years old.

1. who
2. which
3. what
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.
The camera, _____ costs £100, was stolen.

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