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Relative Pronouns

Relative Pronouns. Subject: English Teacher: Andréia Deluca. They are clauses that qualify a noun. They are introduced by a word which is called RELATIVE PRONOUN. This pronoun both. - substitutes the noun the clause qualifies.

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Relative Pronouns

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  1. Relative Pronouns Subject: English Teacher: Andréia Deluca

  2. They are clauses that qualify a noun. They are introduced by a word which is called RELATIVE PRONOUN. This pronoun both - substitutes the noun the clause qualifies - it is the subject or a complement in the sentence it introduces Relative clauses John is the man who has won the lottery. subject I can’t find the place where I left my glasses. complement

  3. The most common relatives are: who \ whom It substitutes a person. which It substitutes an animal or a thing. Relative clauses that It substitutes a person, an animal or a thing. where It substitutes a place. whose It substitutes a possession. Used with a NOUN

  4. There are two different types of relative clauses: A) Defining relative clauses. They provide important information which is needed to understand the sentence. Relative clauses Are you travelling to Mexico? That’s the place where I spent my honeymoon. The man that I was talking to was my English teacher. Do you remember the lady whose dog bit you?

  5. B) Non-defining relative clauses. They provide additional information to the main sentences. They must be written between commas. Relative clauses There is a beautiful park in New York, where I met my husband, which is called Central Park. Ms. Jones, who is English man,is coming on Monday.

  6. OMISSION OF THE RELATIVE PRONOUN. The relative pronoun is omitted if: A) It is not the subject of the sentences it introduces. Thebook(that \ which) I readisreallyinteresting. Andreia is the teacher who speaks English.(nao pode omitir) Relative clauses B) It is not preceded by a preposition. What’s the name of the hotel in which you stayed last week? Is that the man you lived with in Paris? that C) It is not a non-defining clause. REMARK!!! WHOSE is never omitted

  7. Remember • Use WHO or THAT when the pronoun is the SUBJECT Examples: • The girl who arrived is beautiful. • The girl that arrived is beautiful.

  8. Use WHO, WHOM,THAT ou nothing when the pronoun is OBJECT. Examples: • The girl who I saw is beautiful. • The girl whom I saw is beautiful. • The girl that I saw is beautiful. • The girl I saw is beautiful.

  9. Special Cases Use only THAT when: • Antecedentes diferentes: • The girl and the dog that I saw were ran over. • Após superlativos (the best, the worst, the shortest, the most...) e palavras como some, any, no ,only. • She is the best doctor that I know • He is the only boy that I trust.

  10. Attention We can NOT use THAT when the clause comes: • Between commas ( it´s not essential to understand.) Smooking, which is very popular, is a bad habit. My grandpa, who is 87, is a very active man. • After prepositions (to, about, in, on...) only WHOM (people) or WHICH (no-people) The girl aboutwhom you are talking is my sister. This letter towhich you wrote is in Italian language.

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