3hv - relative pronouns - 4 februari 2025

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

Have a seat and put your phones away please!

Today's lesson

- Introduction: relative pronouns

- Explanation: relative pronouns

- Activity: relative pronouns

- Rounding off

What do you know about
relative pronouns?

Relative pronouns

- Relative pronouns in English are: who, which, that, whose, whom, where and when

- Each relative pronoun has a different function

Relative pronoun 1: who and whose

- Who is used when you talk about people.

“It was Madison who was so nice to me.”

“He is somebody who always looks happy”

- Whose is used when you talk about people’s or things’ possessions

“The youngest player, whose friends were all at the match, won.”

“I’m reading a novel whose theme is internet relationships.”

Relative pronoun 1.1: whom

Whom can also be used to refer to people

Whom usually comes after a preposition, like to, for, on or by.

“The shop is looking for an assistant on whom they can depend.”

“This is the boy whom I sold my bike to.”

Relative pronoun 2: which

Which is used when you talk about things

“She missed the meeting which the drama teacher held last week.”

“She sent me a reply, which simply said: ‘Okay’”.