TECHNICAL OF COTOPAXI UNIVERSITY

STUDENT:
GABRIELA GUANOQUIZA
TEACHER:
MARTHA CHASI
LEVEL:
A2N
SUBJETC:
ENGLISH

RELATIVE PRONOUNS WHO/WHICH/THAT/WHOSE

We use relative pronouns to refer to a noun (a person or thing) mentioned before and we want to add more
information or change. Relative pronouns can refer to something or someone in singular or plural. Some relative

pronouns can be used only with people, others only with things and some with both. Here you have a list of
relative pronouns.

Pronouns

Person

that
que

thing

which
que / cual

who
que / quin

whose
cuyo

THAT
"That" is the relative pronoun most often used in spoken English as it can be used both with people and with
things.
Example:
This is the book that won the prize last year.
Este es el libro que gan el Permio el ao pasado.
This is the restaurant that received the excellent reviews in the newspaper.
Este es el restaurante que recibi excelentes crticas en el peridico.
The animals that live here are adapted to extreme conditions.
Los animales que viven aqu estn adaptados a condiciones extremas.
I want to buy a house that belonged to my ancestors.
Quiero comprar una casa que perteneci a mis ancestros.
Who took the money that was in my wallet?
Quin tom el dinero que estaba en mi billetera?
WHICH
"Which" can be used only with things.

My new job, which I only started last week, is already very stressful.
(Mi nuevo trabajo, que acabo de empezar la semana pasada, ya es muy estresante.)
The house in which we lived in when we were children burnt down last week.
(La casa en la que vivamos cuando ramos nios se quem la semana pasada.)
The jewels which she bought are from India.
Las joyas que ella compr son de India.
The waiter brought the knives, none of which were clean.
El camarero trajo los cuchillos, ninguno de los cuales estaba limpio.
The company in which she works will open a new branch here.
La compaa en la cual ella trabaja abrir una nueva sucursal aqu.
She moved to another city, which made me sad.
Ella se mud a otra ciudad, lo que me puso triste.
WHO
Solo se puede utilizar who con personas.
You can only use "who" with people.
Example:
The girl who was dancing at the party is my sister.
La chica que estaba bailando en la fiesta es mi hermana.
Do you know the person who sold me the car?
Conoces a la persona que me vendi el coche?
The soldiers who fought in that battle were very young.
Los soldados que pelearon en esa batalla eran muy jvenes.
He was a scientist who made great discoveries.
El fue un cientfico que hizo grandes descubrimientos.
WHOSE
The use of "whose" indicates possession, for both people and things
EXAMPLE
The man, whose father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.
This is George, whose brother went to school with me.
The car, whose driver is a young man, is from Ireland.

LEST PRACTICE
Name:..
Level:... Date:..
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1) I talked to the girl car had broken down in front of the shop.

Whose
Which

2) Mr. Richards, is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.

Who
Which

3) We often visit our aunt in Norwich ..is in East Anglia.

Which
That

4) This is the girl ..comes from Spain.

Who
That

5) That's Peter, the boy .has just arrived at the airport.

Who
Which

6) Thank you very much for your e-mail ..was very interesting.

Which
That

7) The man, .father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.

Whose
Which

8) The children, shouted in the street, are not from our school.
Who
Which
9) The car, driver is a young man, is from Ireland.

Whose
That

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Consejo: Siempre que vayas a utilizar who/which piensa antes si te vas a referir a una persona o cosa y no te equivoc

Cul es la diferencia entre who y whom?

Whom es ms formal que who, lo cual quiere decir que cuando queramos hablar de forma ms elegante utilizaremos "w
Qu funciones hacen los relatives pronouns who/whom, which, that?
Dos funciones que ya hemos mencionado, pero que repetiremos para que las memorices.
1) Identifican a una persona o cosa. Este tipo de oraciones se llaman identifying relative clauses
Ejemplo 1: He is the person whom I spoke about. [hi Isde persohum aispoukabaut] l es la persona de la que
habl.
Ejemplo 2: The bag which you gave me.[de bagichiugaivmi] La bolsa que me diste.
2) Proporcionan ms informacin sobre una persona o cosa previamente identificada. Este tipo de oraciones
se llaman: non-identifying relative clauses. Ten en cuenta que la diferencia con el anterior tipo de oracin
identifying relative clauses es muy sutil y la nica manera de saber si estamos ante una non-identifying
clause es fijndose si ya se ha identificado o no a la persona o cosa antes de utilizar who, which o that.
Veamos ejemplos de non-identifying relative clauses:
Ejemplo 1: You already know Mr. Smith, who is one of my best friends.[iu olredi nou mister Smiz, hu Is guan of
maibestgfrends].T ya conoces al Sr. Smith que es uno de mis mejores amigos.Nota: En la primera parte de la
oracin ya hemos identificado a la persona es el Sr. Smith al cual ya conoces; luego aadimos ms
informacin.
Ejemplo 2: Thirty years ago my uncle built this house, which is now worth 4.000.000 euros. [zerti iers agou mai
ankel bilt dishau, gich Is naugourz formilion yros] Nota: En la primera parte de la oracin identifico la casa,
luego which ya no me sirve para identificar sino para aadir ms informacin sobre la casa.Entendido?
Para qu nos sirve saber distinguir entre identifying y non-identifying relative clauses?
La distincin entre indentifying y non-identifying relative clauses nos sirve para saber cundo utilizar that.
Estudia esta regla:

Regla importante: That se utiliza generalmente para identificar personas y cosas en las identifying relative clauses
Ejemplos:

-The woman that you know. [de guman datiu nou] Tambin podra decir: The woman who you know. La mujer que t

-The horse that I like. [dehors dat ailaik] Tambin podra decir: The horse which I like. El caballo que me gusta. Nota :

Recuerda: that se utiliza generalmente para sustituir a who o which en oraciones que identifican a la persona o c