Relative Pronouns

RELATIVE PRONOUNS 4 ESO

ELS PRONONMS RELATIUS (QUE): THAT / WHO / WHICH/ WHERE:

THAT: PERSONES / OBJECTES

WHO: PERSONES

WHICH: OBJECTES

WHERE: PLACES

EXAMPLES:

La noia (person) que...

The girl who/that...

El llibre (object) que...

The book which/that..

La botiga on compro la roba.

The shop where I buy my clothes.

QUAN ES PODEN OMETRE WHO / WHICH / THAT?:

Aquests tres pronoms es poden ometre quan no són el subjecte de la frase. (Només cal fixar-se si entre el pronom i el verb hi ha un subjecte). Si hi ha subjecte, si es vol, es pot ometre el pronom relatiu.

EXAMPLES (Els subjectes estan subratllats).

1. The book (which/that) I like. (Es pot ometre perquè no és el subjecte)

2. The girl who/that works in the restaurant.(No es pot ometre ja que és el subjecte de l'oració)

HOMEWORK & PRACTISE (TO HAND IN TO YOUR TEACHER)

1. Activity 1: Do the reading on page 44 in the book.

2. Activity 2: Do the exercises on page 45 in the book and correct them in red.

ANSWERS EXERCISES:

Exercise 1: 2. where 3. who/that 4. where 5. which/that 6. who/that

Exercise 2: 2. who (detective) 3. who (suspect) 4. which (series)

5. who (passenger) 6.which (seatbelt)

3. Activity 3: Translate the sentences.

1. Un paleta es una persona que construeix cases.

2. Una biblioteca és un lloc on tu agafes llibres en préstec.

3. Un perruquer és algú que et talla els cabells.

4. Un banc és un lloc on guardes els teus diners.

5. Una gorra és una cosa que portes al cap.

6. Una recepcionista és una persona que respon al telèfon.

7. Els llumins són unes coses que utilitzes per encendre un foc.

ANSWERS TRANSLATION

(Vigila amb les “s” de la tercera persona del singular)

1. A builder is a person who/that builds houses..

2. A library is a place where/that you borrow books.

3. A hairdresses is somebody who/that cuts your hair.

4. A bank is a place where you keep your money.

5. A cap is a thing which/that you wear on your head.

6. A recepcionist is a person who/that answers the phone.

7. Matches are things which/that you use to light fire with.

TEST

1. Exercises similar to the ones on page 45 in the book.

2. Translation of sentences.

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