Relative Pronouns
Pronomes Relativos
Relative Clause
The man who lives next door is very friendly.
Where is the milk that was in the fridge?
Defining Clause
• Quando a Relative Clause não pode ser
omitida, é essencial para o significado da frase
People who don’t eat meat are called
vegetarians.
Non-Defining Clause
• Quando a Relative Clause pode ser omitida,
apenas traz informação extra, sempre vem
entre vírgulas
My boss, who is 45, walks to work every
morning.
Pronomes Relativos
• Who / that = quem – usado quando o
antecedente for pessoa
The lady who left the room is my cousin.
(sujeito)
The lady who I talked to is my cousin.
(objeto)
Pronomes Relativos
• Whom / that = quem – usado quando o
antecedente for pessoa
The lady whom I talked to is my cousin.
(objeto)
Pronomes Relativos
• Which / that = que, o (a) qual – usado quando
o antecedente for coisa
The bakery which is on the corner is very cheap.
(sujeito)
The bakery which I like is closed.
(objeto)
Pronomes Relativos
• That = que – usado quando o antecedente for
pessoa ou coisa, nunca entre vírgulas, único após
superlativos e pronomes indefinidos
Jean is the most beautiful person that I have ever met.
Everybody that came to the party had lots of fun.
Pronomes Relativos
• Where = onde – indica lugar
The factory where I work is far from here.
• When = quando - indica tempo
Is there a time when we can meet?
Pronomes Relativos
• Whose = cujo (a) – usado quando o
antecedente for pessoa ou coisa, indicando
posse
Jane is the woman whose car he crashed into.
That is the dog whose owner is blind.
Reflexive Pronouns
Pronomes Reflexivos
Pronomes Reflexivos
Pronomes Reflexivos
• Reflexivo
• Enfático
• Idiomático
• Recíproco
Pronome Reflexivo
• Após o verbo da oração, concordando com o
sujeito
She combs herself before leaving.
I cut myself last night.
Pronome Enfático
• Após o sujeito ou objeto da oração,
dependendo do que se pretenda enfatizar
I myself saw the actress. (enfatizando o sujeito)
I saw the actress herself. (enfatizando o objeto)
Pronome Idiomático
• By + self / selves (= sozinho, sem ajuda),
concordando com o sujeito
She decided to live by herself.
We usually study by ourselves.
Pronome Recíproco
• each other / one another
John and Mary love each other.
John and Mary love one another.
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himself
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