WHO -WHOM - WHICH - WHOSE - WHAT -THAT. - Os pronomes relativos servem para unir sentenças.

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1 Bath England (personal file) WHO -WHOM - WHICH - WHOSE - WHAT -THAT - Os pronomes relativos servem para unir sentenças. Ex.: That girl is extremely pretty. Her fortune is immeasurable. That girl, whose fortune is immeasurable, is extremely pretty. - Os pronomes relativos introduzem orações subordinadas adjetivas (restritivas ou explicativas). Essas orações definem, limitam ou acrescentam algo ao significado do antecedente. 1

2 - O pronome relativo pode ser sujeito ou objeto do verbo. - WHO e WHOM = que, quem, o/a qual, os/as quais. - WHICH = que, o/a qual, os/as quais. - WHOSE = cujo/a(s). - WHAT = o que, aquilo que, as coisas que. WHO e WHOM são usados quando o antecedente for pessoa. Ex.: The girl who has just arrived is beautiful. (suj.) The girl whom I saw is very beautiful. (obj.) WHICH é usado quando o antecedente for animal ou coisa. Ex.: The book which you gave me is excellent. (obj.) The dog which barked at night is mine. (suj.) 2

3 WHOSE pode ser usado para pessoa, animal ou coisa. - sempre seguido de SUBSTANTIVO COMUM. - nunca pode ser omitido. - indica que o substantivo pertence ou faz parte do termo antecedente. Ex.: The house whose windows are open is for sale. They are professionals whose work is involved with animals. O PRONOME THAT - pode substituir WHO, WHOM e WHICH. - jamais usado após uma vírgula ou preposição. - não é usado em orações explicativas (apositivas). - usado quando há tipos diferentes de antecedentes. Ex.: The girl and the dog that I saw on the beach are here now. Where is the ring that you have bought? The girl that I love doesn t care about my feelings! She s the woman that changed my life 3

4 WHAT é usado para se referir a uma ação (=verbo). - refere-se a oração seguinte e não é precedido por vírgula. Ex.: It s difficult to do what she asks me. I don t know what she feels about this situation. WHERE é usado para descrever lugares. Ex.: The city where I live is very safe at night. She doesn t like the school where she studies. Quando queremos nos referir a oração antecedente, usamos o pronome WHICH que, neste caso, vem sempre precedido de vírgula. Ex.: He tried to sing, which was a disaster. She never stopped smoking, which provoked serious scars in her lungs. 4

5 - Quando o pronome relativo for usado como objeto do verbo seguinte, ele poderá ser omitido. - O pronome relativo não pode ser precedido de uma preposição. Ex.: The article I have written is about literature. The man I saw at the bank was a pop singer. Every breath you take... 5

6 01- They say that this is the driver car was painted. a) who c) which e) whom b) what d) whose 02- The detective gun was lost is not the same one caught the thief. a) who - which c) what - who e) which - whom b) where - what d) whose - who 03- The lady stole the letter, and the dog stole meat will be punished by the man house was robbed. a) whose - who - which d) whom which - whose b) what - whose - what e) that - which - whose c) which - who - whose 04- The girl I was talking to is my sister. a) who c) which e) where b) whom d) what 05- Those keep money will buy they want. a) who - what c) what - who e) whom - whom b) which - who d) whom - which 06- She the course, was quite expected. a) failed - what c) failed - which e) repeat - which b) failed - that d) repeated - what 6

7 07- The stone he placed on the road was large. a) who c) which e) whose b) what d) where 08- The object was so far from me that I was unable to see it was. a) which c) whom e) that b) who d) what 09- Charles: Here s a list of guests will be at the party, Jane. John Stevenson... Jane: is he? Charles: He s the one photograph is in all the papers. Jane: Oh, I see. a) who, who, whose b) which, that, whose c) who, what, what d) that, which, which e) which, what, of which 1. Fill in the blanks with WHO, WHOM, WHICH, WHOSE or WHAT: WHOM a) Julius Caesar, the Roman senators murdered, was a great conqueror. b) Fernando Pessoa, WHO was born in Lisbon, wrote several great poems in English. c) My glasses, without WHICH I can t see anything, are precious. d) I told her to stop WHAT she was doing immediately. e) That is the author WHOSE book is a great success. 7

8 03. Complete with WHO, WHOM, WHICH or WHOSE: WHO a) The workers were dismissed are in my office now. b) The girl WHOM I took to the movies is my pupil. c) Those Indians, WHOSE tents are made of skins, live in reservations. d) My dog, WHICH is only six months old, barked all night. e) Beethoven, WHOSE music I love, was a German composer. 04. According to the RELATIVE PRONOUNS mark True or False: I want to show you that I've bought in Miami. The people whose the fireman saved were children. The man at whom she smiled is a doctor. The boy who works got the first prize is my cousin. Did you see the book on which I wrote my name? 8

9 05. True or False: Here is the book I brought to you. She is the woman works of art everybody yknows. Mary is the girl I sent the letter to. The lady you met was my mother. There is an old lady which knows where she lives. 9