Mapa mental
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Mind map: relative clauses
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RELATIVE CLAUSES
- cláusulas específicas
How does it work
- They are those that exercise the function of subordinate with respect to a main sentence, adding more information about a thing or a person that has already been mentioned before.
- Pronouns
- who, which, whose that.
- WHO
- This pronoun is used only to refer to people
- Mark’s brother, who is 18, has just started University
- This pronoun is used only to refer to people
- WHICH
- this pronoun only works for things and animals
- The book which I read last week is very interesting.
- this pronoun only works for things and animals
- WHOSE
- To better identify it, would translate how cuyo, cuya, cuyos o cuyas
- I knew the guy whose bike you bought
- To better identify it, would translate how cuyo, cuya, cuyos o cuyas
- THAT
- This is a pronoun that can be applied to refer to both people and things.
- The woman that works at my office is very efficient.
- This is a pronoun that can be applied to refer to both people and things.
- WHO
- who, which, whose that.
- The cushions that are on the couch are purple and green.
- It would be Defining relative clause (specific subordinate clause)
- His boyfriend, who is from Madrid, is studying Maths
- It would be Non-defining relative clauses (oraciones subordinadas explicativas)
- Pronouns
- They are those that exercise the function of subordinate with respect to a main sentence, adding more information about a thing or a person that has already been mentioned before.