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Relative Pronouns. Spanish Three Honors C.12. Definition:. A Pronoun is a word that that the place of a noun. A Relative pronoun is an word or expression used to introduce a clause that RELATES to or modifies a noun used in a previous clause.
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Relative Pronouns Spanish Three Honors C.12
Definition: A Pronoun is a word that that the place of a noun. A Relative pronoun is an word or expression used to introduce a clause that RELATES to or modifies a noun used in a previous clause. ie…Yo necesito el papel QUE tengo en mi cuaderno. Helpful Tip: Many times in English the relative pronoun is left out. In Spanish it MUST BE included.
QUE (that, who)(most common): • Que is used @85% of the time. When in doubt, use que. • Used in a clause to modify a person NOT set off by a comma and/or is NOT introduced by one of the following prepositions (con, de, en, a). ie…Paco is the boy that works at Del Taco. • Used in a clause to describe a PLACE or a THING. • after prepositions con, de, en, a (CONDENA) in a clause to describe a place or a thing use QUE
QUIEN, QUIENES (who, whom): Helpful Hint: quien or quienes without accents • Used in a clause to modify a person set off by a comma. ie…Paco, who works at Del Taco, is tall. • after prepositions con, de, en, a (CONDENA) in a clause to describe a person use QUIEN • Used in a clause to modify the second of two antecedents. ie…El padre de Paco, quien vive en Perú, es alto.
EL QUE, LA QUE, LOS QUE, LAS QUE (long form): • Used in a clause for clarification or emphasis ie…My friend, the one who lives in Cuba, is going to Disneyland. • Used in a clause that is introduced by a prepositions other than con, de, en, or a. • The forms using POR or SIN typically uses the cual versions to avoid confusion. ie…La biblioteca detrás de la cual hay un museo. The library behind which there is a museum.
EL QUE, LA QUE, LOS QUE, LAS QUE (long form): • Used in a clause to modify the first of two antecedents. ie…El padre de Paco, el que vive en Perú, es alto. • QUE and CUAL forms are used interchangably EXCEPT at the start of a sentence, then the QUE must be used. ie… El que imita buenos modelos será bueno.
LO, LO QUE, LO CUAL(neuters): • LO is used together with a m/s adjective to refer to an abstract concept. ie… Lo importante es que entiendes los conceptos. • LO can be used to refer to a previously stated concept. ie… Los libros son horribles. Lo son.
LO, LO QUE, LO CUAL(neuters): • The neuters are used to refer to an action or abstract idea, not a person or thing. ie… No entiendo lo que quiere decir. I don’t understand what you mean. • QUE and CUAL forms are used interchangably EXCEPT at the start of a sentence, then the QUE must be used. ie… Lo que no te mata, te hace más fuerte.
CUYO, CUYA, CUYOS, CUYASRelative Adjectives (“whose” modifying a secondary noun): • Typically translated as WHOSE in English and is used like a restrictive adjective modifying a secondary noun. (It does not agree with the possessor, but rather the person or thing following it). ie… Paco, cuya novia vive en San Juan, es alto.
Guided Practice quien • El hombre, _______ es mi hermano, se llama Paco. • La casa ______ está cerca de la esquina es muy linda. • Los chicos a ______ conocimos anoche son cubanos. • No vamos a México este año, _______ me molesta mucho. • Siempre paga _________ debes. que quienes lo que lo que