TRABAJO INGLES PRONOMBRES RELATIVOS

1. Realizado por:
-Lorena Villena Martínez
-Noemí Soria Ruiz
-Luis Murcia Pérez
-Carla Ferrández Monera
RELATIVE
PRONOUNS

2. We use relative pronouns to refer
to a noun mentioned earlier.
Some relative pronouns can be
used only with persons, others
with things and some with both.

3.  THEY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ANTECEDENT.
 THE SENTENCE WOULD BE INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THEM.
 WHO Refers to people
My sister, who just moved in with me, is looking for a job. (Mi
hermana, que se acaba de mudar conmigo, está buscando un
trabajo.)
 WHICH Refers to objects
The house in which we lived in when we were children burnt
down last week. (La casa en la que vivíamos cuando éramos
niños se quemó la semana pasada.)
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

4.  THAT Refers to people and objects
This is the book that won the Pulitzer prize last year. (Este es el
libro que ganó el Permio Pulizer el año pasado.)
His brother, that just graduated from university, found a great
job. (Su hermano, que se acaba de graduar en la universidad,
encontró un buen trabajo.)
 WHOSE  Refers to possession
Paul, whose wife just had a baby, will not be at work for a few
weeks. (Paul, cuyo esposa acaba de tener un bebé, no irá a
trabajar durante unas semanas.)

5.  WHEN AND WHERE
 These relative adverbs are sometimes used instead of a
relative pronouns to make the sentence easier to understand.
 When refers to time and where refers to a place.
 Can you tell me when is the best time to call? (¿Puedes
decirme cuando es la mejor hora para llamar?)
 The university where I teach is an excellent school. (La
universidad donde enseño es una escuela excelente.)

6.  They add extra information about the antecedent and go
between commas.
 They are formed with WHO, WHICH, WHEN, WHERE, and
WHOSE
 My sister, who is 25 years old, spent her holiday in France.(Mi
hermana, que tiene 25 años, pasó sus vacaciones en Francia.)
 St. Mary's Church, which we visited yesterday, is very old.(La
iglesia de María, que visitamos ayer, es muy antigua)
NON-DEFINING CLAUSES

7.  WHO and WHICH can be omitted if they are followed by a
subject in the sentence.
 She is the girl who posted your photos on Facebook.
who + verb cannot be omitted
 I’ll never forget the day when Spain won the match.
when + subject cannot be omitted
 The boy (who) I love lives in London.
who + subject can be omitted
OMISSION OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS

8. Put a suitable relative pronoun
 The computer________I bought last week is already broken
WHICH
 That is the place _______Max works
WHERE
 The boy ________dog chased the cat has gone home
WHOSE