3H CH6 grammar 14 relative clauses

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3H CH6 grammar 14:

 relative clauses

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Relative clause

- geeft informatie over mensen, dingen en situaties

- 2 soorten: defining en non-defining clauses

defining clauses

Geven essentiële informatie die nodig is om de betekenis van de zin te begrijpen.

example:

That's the girl whose sister goes to school with us.

non-defining clauses

Als non-defining clauses worden weggelaten verandert de betekenis van de zin niet. 

Non-defining clauses staan tussen comma's.

example:

That girl, whose brother is in my class, plays basketball.

relative pronouns

Je gebruikt relative pronouns om relative clauses te introduceren.

who/whom: people (whom gebruik je na prepositions)

Which: things and concepts

That: people, things and concepts (alleen gebruikt in defining clauses)

Whose: people and things (bezittelijk)

Fill in the correct relative pronoun:

That is the man ____ works in the canteen.

1. that/who
2. which/whose

Fill in the correct relative pronoun:

Do you like the job ____ you started last week?

1. who/whose
2. that/which

Fill in the correct relative pronoun:

There goes the boy I told you about. The one ____ works that the cinema.

1. whose
2. which
3. who/that

Fill in the correct relative pronoun:

My mother's company, _____ makes drinking straws, is moving to the UK.

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

Fill in the correct relative pronoun:

I liked meeting the girl _____ bag had all those different badges on it.

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

relative clauses

Children who eat vegetables are often healthier.

Thom is the guy with whom I usually discuss these problems.

My laptop, which has a broken screen, is still working.

The laptop that was stolen from me has been found.

Maya, whose car is in the shop, came by bus.

My uncle bought a house whose roof was damaged.

Join the two clauses to form a sentence

I know the girl. He is talking to her.

the girl> mens/ding/concept?

mens> who/whom/that

talking to > to is preposition > whom

belangrijke info, kan niet worden weggelaten

I know the girl to whom he is talking.

Join the two clauses to form a sentence

She is wearing an apron. It is part of her waitress uniform.

an apron> mens/ding/concept?

ding> which/that/whose

geen bezittelijke vorm > which/that

belangrijke info, kan niet worden weggelaten

She is wearing an apron that is part of her waitress uniform.

Join the two clauses to form a sentence

The teacher waved at me. She also teaches my friend.

the teacher> mens/ding/concept

mens>who/whom/that/whose

geen essentiële info > non-defining clause > niet that

niet bezittelijk > niet who/whose> who

The teacher, who also teaches my friend, waved at me.

Join the two clauses to form a sentence

The phone was stolen from me. It has been found.

Join the two clauses to form a sentence

Emma came by foot. Her bike is being repaired.