RELATIVE PRONOUNS
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WHO ( Pessoa + who + verbo)
WHOM (object) ( Coisa + whom + pronome)
WHICH (Coisa + which + verbo) ou ( Coisa +
which + Pronome)
WHOSE (Substantivo + whose + substantivo)
THAT (Usado com Who / whom / which)
Introduzem uma oração relativa.
Uma oração relativa nos diz que tem pessoa ou
coisa ao falante que significa ou refere.
Who / that: Refere – se as
pessoas
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Those people live next door. They have 16
children.
The people who /that live next door have 16
children.
Função de sujeito.
Which / that: Refere-se as
coisas
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A turtle is an animal. It lives in the sea.
A turtle is an animal which / that lives in the
sea.
Função de sujeito
SUJEITO DE UMA ORAÇÃO
RELATIVA.
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I know a man. He is a lawyer.
I know a man who / that is a lawyer.
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A dog ran away. A dog is mine.
The dog which /that ran away is mine.
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NUNCA PODE SER OMITIDO.
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OBJETO DE UMA ORAÇÃO
RELATIVA
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I spoke to a man. I had met him before.
I spoke to a man (whom/that/--) I had
met before.
That’s the book. I read it last summer.
That’s the book (which/that/ --) I read
last summer.
PODE SER OMITIDO EM ORAÇÕES
REALTIVAS DEFINIDAS.
WHOSE=RELAÇÃO DE POSSE.
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That’s the woman- her house caught fire
yesterday.
That’s the woman whose house caught
fire yesterday.
That’s the house- its entrance is guarded.
That’s the house whose entrance is
guarded.
NUNCA PODE SER OMITIDO.
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
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Necessário informação
Essencial para significar a sentença
principal
Relative pronouns podem ser omitidos
quando funcionam como objeto