RELATIVE PRONOUNS

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Match the words in the two columns:

who things and animals

that peoplewhich possessionwhere placeswhose timewhen

OTHER RELATIVE PRONOUNS

whom (complemento de persona o compl. precedido de preposición)(se usa en un registro formal y equivale a who)

what (lo que)

The librarian whom / who you saw is my sister.The librarian for whom he works speaks four languages

I remember what you said.Explain what she wants to do.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

The house ………….. she lives is near.

The boy ………….... smiles looks friendly.

We’ve visited the village ………..….. I spent my holidays.

The car …………... they bought seems good.

where

who / that

where

which

Complete the sentences with the relative pronouns below. (br)

who • which • where • when • whose

1. Can you tell me the name of the street ……………… Amy lives?

2. Brad Pitt, ……………… is an American actor, has starred in over 35 films.

3. My mother works with a woman ……………… husband is the star of a TV programme.

4. He speaks Italian in addition to Portuguese, ……………… is his first language.

5. I met him last summer ……………… I worked at the summer camp.

which

whose

where

who

when

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

OMISIÓN DEL RELATIVO‘who, which, that, whom’

pueden omitirse cuando funcionan como C.D. o C.I. y detrás de preposición.

That’s the flat which costs a lotThat’s the flat which they have bought

That’s the flat they have bought

She gave me a book that had been a best sellerShe gave me a book that I had asked her

She gave me a book I had asked her

The girl who is smiling comes from ItalyThe girl who you see smiling comes from Italy

The girl you see smiling comes from Italy

RELATIVE PRONOUNSOMISIÓN DEL RELATIVO (Detrás de preposición)

La preposición pasa detrás del verbo o del complemento directo / indirecto, si lo/s hay

The man to who I was writing is really popular

The man I was writing to is really popular

That’s the problem about which I was thinking

That’s the problem I was thinking about

The newspaper about which I told you sells many copies

The newspaper I told you about sells many copies

Choose ALL the correct answers. Then tick the sentences where the relative pronoun can be omitted.(br)

1. I saw the film who / which / that you told me about.

2. We ate at Mike’s café, who / which / that has the best pancakes.

3. The programme who / which / that you are watching is boring. 4. My mother is visiting my grandmother, who / which / that lives in a

nursing home.

5. Anyone who / which / that wants to enter the zoo must buy a ticket.

6. Helen bought a new car who / which / that was made in Japan.

7. The student who / which / that you were speaking to was obviously very smart.

COMBINING SENTENCES WITH RELATIVE PRONOUNS

• Farruquito is a dancer. He had problems with justice.• Farruquito is a dancer who had problems with justice.

• Ireland is a country. Many people go to learn English there.• Ireland is a country where many people go to learn English.

• There is a factory in my town. The factory makes fans.• There is a factory in my town which makes fans.

• Obama is the new USA president. His family isn’t white.• Obama is the new USA president whose family isn’t white.• Obama, whose family isn’t white, is the new USA president.

COMBINING SENTENCES WITH RELATIVE PRONOUNS (2)

Relative clauses with who, which, whose and whereCombine the pairs of sentences. Use who, which, whose or where.

• James lives in the house. It’s opposite the post office. • James lives in the house which is opposite the post office.

• That’s the man. He taught me to swim.• That’s the man who taught me to swim.

• We visited the hotel. My aunt was staying there.• We visited the hotel where my aunt was staying.

• Socks are clothes. They are worn inside your shoes.Socks are clothes which are worn inside your shoes.

• Beckham is a footballer. His wife was a spice girl.• Beckham is a footballer whose wife was a Spice Girl.

Non-defining relative clauses (ac)

• They give extra information that could be omitted without it affecting the meaning of the main sentence.

• These clauses tend to be between commas when they are in the middle of the

sentence:

– My new computer, which I bought last month, works very fast.– Barack Obama, whose father was from Kenya, is the first Black American

president.

• There may be a comma in front of the relative clause when it comes at the end of a sentence:

– John was born in Leeds, where he found his first job.

• The relative pronouns can never be omitted, and who and which cannot be replaced by that.

• Which may also be used before a relative clause referring to the full main sentence:

– My brother passed all his exams, which surprised us a lot.