Read the following three sentences from 'Mark On Football' and write 'which' or 'whose' in the gaps.

1) I had a friend at school - ? - which whose father used to play for Chelsea and England

2) …at work I have to have a special clause in my contract - ? - which whose allows me to have time off on Saturdays and in the week to watch Chelsea.

3) …we then went on to win a European trophy - ? - which whose I thought was great.

Oraciones de Relativo

Muchas veces unimos frases en ingles con las palabras who y which. 'Who' y 'which' son pronombres relativos (‘relative pronouns’) y se puede poner en lugar de he, she, it o they. Usamos who para las personas y which para las cosas.

I met a girl. She sings in a jazz club. (dos frases)  I met a girl who sings in a jazz club. (una frase)     Conocí a una chica que canta en un club de jazz.
I bought a digital camera. It cost 400 euros. (dos frases)  I bought a digital camera which cost 400 euros. (una frase)     Compré una cámara digital que costaba 400 euros.

Join the following sentences with 'who' or 'which'. Follow the example.

1. I met a girl 2. What’s the name of the man 3. Where’s the money 4. I don’t like people 5. A CD player is a machine 6. She always wears hats 7. Do you know anyone 8. I went to school with a girl 9. There’s some fish in the fridge

a. they are too big for her b. it plays music c. she can speak Japanese d. it must be eaten today e. she works in your office f. they are always talking g. it was on the table h. he lives in the flat next to you i. He/she wants to buy a bike

1. I met a girl who can speak Japanese.

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Muchas veces usamos that en lugar de 'which' y 'who' en un estilo informal.

She always wears hats (which) that are too big for her.
I went to school with a girl (who) that works in your office.

Escríbe de nuevo las frases del ejercicio anterior usando 'that'.

1. I met a girl that can speak Japanese.

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5.
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7.
8.
9.

En lugar de him, her, it y them, cuando funcionan en la oración como objetos directos, podemos usar who, which o that.

This is the dictionary. I bought it last week.
This is the dictionary which (that) I bought last week.

These are the photos. We took them in France.
These are the photos which (that) we took in France.

A veces se puede prescindir de los pronombres objetos 'who', 'which' y 'that'.

Mira los siguientes ejemplos:

- The girl who (that) lives with me is my sister.
- Where are the photos which (that) were on the table?

En los ejemplos anteriores, el 'which' y el 'who' son los sujetos de los verbos y no se puede prescindir de los pronombres sujetos.

- The girl lives with me. = La chica vive conmigo.
- The photos were on the table = Las fotos estaban sobre la mesa.

Por otra parte, cuando 'which' o 'who' son los objetos del verbo, sí puede prescindirse de ellos.

Se puede prescindir de los pronombres cuando son los objetos de la oración pero no cuando son los sujetos.

Write who, which or that only when necessary. Study the explanations of the following examples.

Is that the CD _ _ _ I bought last week? Is that the CD I bought last week?
*No es necesario poner el pronombre relativo (which / that) porque el sujeto del verbo 'bought' (I) es diferente.)

Is that the CD _ _ _ cost 22Euros? Is that the CD which cost 22Euros?
*El 'which' es necesario porque el sujeto del verbo 'cost' es el mismo (el CD)

1. That's the car - ? - - which who that I want to buy.
2. That's the car - ? - - which who that has an electric sunroof.
3. The woman - ? - - which who that spoke to me outside is Steve's sister.
4. The woman - ? - - which who that you spoke to is my sister.
5. A boss is a person - ? - - which who that is never wrong.
6. A boss is a person - ? - - which who that you can never win an argument with.

STUDY 'Relative Pronouns'

 
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