Relative clauses

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

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This man is my tennis instructor. He owns this car.

2 sentences --> join them to make 1 sentence

WHO --> kdor, ki

• used for PEOPLE

• The man WHO owns this car is my tennis instructor.

WHICH --> kar, ki

• used for THINGS

• This is the bike WHICH costs $2,000.

• NOTE: common mistake 'witch'=čarovnica

THAT = WHO/WHICH

• The man WHO owns this car is my tennis instructor. OR

• The man THAT owns this car is my tennis instructor.

• This is the bike WHICH costs $2,000.

• This is the bike THAT costs $2,000.

WHO,THAT,WHICH lahko tudi izpustimo, če za njimi stoji OSEBEK:

• This is the girl who I go to school with.

• OR

• This is the girl I go to school with.

• !!! This is the girl who lives next door. !!!

WHERE --> kjer, kamor

• used for PLACES

• The supermarket where I buy groceries is very close.

WHY --> zakaj

• used for REASONS

• Loneliness is the reason why I don't like quarantine.

WHEN-->ko, kadar

• used for TIME

• Monday is the day when I finally go back to school

WHOSE--> čigar, od kogar

• used for POSSESSION

• This is the woman whose daughter is my schoolmate.

WHOM --> kogar, s komur, o komer

• used for PEOPLE ( v vlogi predmeta)

  The witnesses whom I interviewed were very convincing.

  OR

  The witnesses who I interviewed were very convincing.

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• WHOM is used after prepositions (for, with, to ....)

  He is the boy for whom I brought these shoes.​

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Multiple Choice

It's the funniest film __________ I've ever seen.

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The man __________ dog bit me paid a lot of money as compensation.

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This is the driver to __________ I told the joke.

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I live in a town __________ a new shopping mall is being built.

• who

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• where

• when

Multiple Choice

The glass __________ you are drinking out of hasn't been washed.

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Multiple Choice

Can you tell me the name of the pupil __________ broke the window?

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The car __________ you bought is too expensive.

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The girl with __________ you are dating is my sister.

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The man __________ son robbed the bank refused to talk to him.

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Multiple Choice

Have you met the actor for __________ you sent the flowers?

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This is the man __________ daughter married my cousin.

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I cannot remember the reason ____ he wanted us to leave.

• who

• when

• why

Multiple Choice

Do you know the shop __________ André picked me up?

• where

• when

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That’s the reason ____________I want to go to London again next year.

• which

• that

• why

Multiple Choice

A fireman is a person ______________ fights fire.

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I know Juan ____________ has just adopted a pet.

• which

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That is the place _______ Max works.

• whose
• whom
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Multiple Choice

That's the cat _________________ we saw yesterday.

• that

• where

• why

Multiple Choice

The man _________________ was speaking to us was very tall.

• who

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• whose