Introduction
Zaimki [pronouns] so besede, ki jih uporabljamo, da bi se izognili ponavljanju samostalnikov.
Oziralne zaimke [relative pronouns] uporabljamo za uvajanje oziralnih stavkov.
Form
Oziralni zaimki se nanašajo na ljudi ali stvari tako, da zamenjujejo osebek, izražen v glavnem stavku, z namenom da bi se izognili ponovitvi le-tega v oziralnem stavku.
Glavni oziralni zaimki so: which, who in that.
Example
Which
- I had a banana yesterday, which is my favorite fruit.
- She is a waitress at the restaurant at which Mary works.
- We are going to a library which has free internet.
Who
- I am the one who prepared lunch.
- He is the man who cooked our dinner.
- They are the teachers who work at his school.
That
- I bought the red wine that you told me about.
- The breakfast that I had yesterday was great.
- These are the books that were written by my friend.
Use
Uporaba oziralnih zaimkov:
| Relative Pronouns | People | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Which | x | √ |
| Who | √ | x |
| That | √ | √ |
Which in that uporabljamo zato, da dodamo sekundarne/dodatne informacije, medtem ko se which lahko uporablja tudi v izogib ponavljanju that (zapomnimo si, da ta zaimek lahko včasih tudi izpustimo).
Summary
Oziralne zaimke [relative pronouns] uporabljamo za uvajanje oziralnih stavkov. Nanašajo se na ljudi ali stvari tako, da zamenjajo osebek, izražen v glavnem stavku, z namenom da bi se izognili ponovitvi le-tega v oziralnem stavku.
Oziralni zaimki so: which, who in that.
Na primer:
— “This is the restaurant which has an Italian menu.” = Which se nanaša na stvari.
— “The man who owns this restaurant is Italian.” = Who se nanaša na ljudi.
— “The man that owns this restaurant is Italian.” / “This is the restaurant that has an Italian menu.” = That se lahko nanaša tako na ljudi kot na stvari.
Ponovi to vsebino v delu {Form} in si poglej del {Example}, ki prikazuje rabo v kontekstu.