RELATIVE

PRONOUNS

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RELATIVE CLAUSES

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

● WHO refers to PEOPLE– A baker is a person who makes bread

● WHICH refers to OBJECTS– A pen is an object which is used for writing

● THAT refers to PEOPLE AND OBJECTS– A baker is a person that makes bread– A pen is an object that is used for writing

● WHOSE refers to POSSESSION (in Spanish “cuyo”). Va siempre delante de un sustantivo– This is the man whose daughter won the competition

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

● WHERE refers to PLACES – A bakery is a place where you buy bread

● WHEN refers to TIME– This is the day when I got married

● WHY refers to REASONS– And this is the reason why I like English

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

● Son oraciones de relativo que añaden información esencial sobre el antecedente– The people who won the lottery at Christmas are very happy– The hotel where we stayed last year isn't very expensive

● Si el pronombre relativo NO es el sujeto de la frase se puede omitir– The film (that) we like so much has won several awards– The man (who) I met yesterday is my uncle

NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

● Añaden información no necesaria o esencial sobre el antecedente– Mariano Rajoy, who is the President of Spain, met Barack Obama

some days ago– Madrid, which is the capital of Spain, is located in the centre of the

country– The Ritz Hotel, where we stayed last weekend, is very expensive

● La oración de relativo va siempre entre comas● No se puede usar el pronombre relativo that● No se puede omitir el pronombre relativo en ningún caso

RELATIVES WITH PREPOSITIONS

● I was talking to a man. He is my uncle– The man to whom I was talking is my uncle– The man who I was talking to is my uncle– The man I was talking to is my uncle

● This object is a hammer. I hit you with it– The object with which I hit you is a hammer– The object which I hit you with is a hammer– The object I hit you with is a hammer

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