Unit 3.1

Relative Pronouns of People and Things


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Introduction

Pronouns sind Wörter, die verwendet werden, um Wiederholungen eines Substantivs zu vermeiden. In der englischen Sprache unterscheiden wir Pronomen je nach Anzahl (Singular, Plural) und Geschlecht (maskulin, weiblich, neutral).

Relative Pronouns werden verwendet, um Relativsätze einzuführen. Sie beziehen sich auf Menschen oder Dinge, indem sie das in dem Hauptsatz ausgedrückte Subjekt ersetzen, um die Wiederholung im Relativsatz zu vermeiden.

{Sehe Pronouns – Relative, A1 level}

EXTRA: Pronouns = Pronomen; Relative Pronouns = Relativpronomen.

Form

Relative Pronouns werden vor Substantiven (Menschen oder Dinge) verwendet.

RELATIVE PRONOUN PEOPLE THINGS
whom x
whose x

Example

Whom

  • I called the salesman from whom I bought this watch.
  • This is the hairdresser to whom I wanted to speak.
  • The people, for whom they were waiting, have arrived.

Whose

  • Helen, whose father is a baker, lives in an industrial city.
  • This is the painter whose statue is in the main square of the city.
  • This is my cousin whose clothes shop has the most expensive clothes.

Whoever

  • Whoever was there I don’t care.
  • She’s a kind woman, whoever her friends might be.
  • Hana, whoever comes to the party we have enough cake.

Whomever

  • We will accept in our team whomever you recommend.
  • Give the gifts to whomever you have missed.
  • He will invite whomever we decide in our last week here.

Whichever

  • May I go to whichever theater I want?
  • Pick whichever picture you woud like to edit.
  • I will drink whichever wine you buy.

Use

Relative Pronouns beziehen sich auf Menschen oder auf Dinge, um sie zu identifizieren und Informationen über sie hinzuzufügen. Wir gebrauchen:

  1. Whom (to ask which person receives an action);
  2. Whose (to find out which person something belongs to).

Summary

Wir verwenden Relative Pronouns, um relativsätze einzuführen. Sie beziehen sich auf Menschen oder Dinge, indem sie das in dem Hauptsatz ausgedrückten Subjekt ersetzen, um die Wiederholung im Relativsatz zu vermeiden.

Zusätzlich zu den drei Relative Pronouns, die bei A1 studiert wurden, gibt es zwei weitere: Whom und whose. Diese beiden Pronouns beziehen sich beide auf Menschen.

Zum Beispiel:
— „I am dating the girl whom I met at the bar.“ = Whom (Menschen – wenn es nicht der Subjekt).

Let’s revise this content within the [Form] section. Take a look at the [Example] section that shows its use within a context.

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