1.3 Practice
Completa el siguiente ejercicio utilizando who, which or that.
Decide whether the relative pronoun is correct or not.
1. The postman which works in this village is very old.
correct
not correct
2. The egg which is in the nest is brown.
correct
not correct
3. Where is the bed who was in the attic?
correct
not correct
4. The bottles that are lying on the floor are green.
correct
not correct
5. The cowboy who is wearing the red shirt is very funny.
Respuestas a la pregunta
Respuesta:
1) not correct. El pronombre relativo es Who.
2) correct. Which es usado para referirse a objetos
3) not correct. which es el correcto porque es un objeto
4) Correct
5) Correct
Seguidamente se clasifican las oraciones como “correct” o “not correct”, de acuerdo al uso de los pronombres relativos (the relative pronoun) who, which or that:
1. The postman which works in this village is very old.
It is not correct, because the postman is a person.
Correct: The postman who works in this village is very old.
2. The egg which is in the nest is brown.
It is correct.
3. Where is the bed who was in the attic?
It is not correct, because the bed is a thing.
Correct: Where is the bed which was in the attic?
4. The bottles that are lying on the floor are green.
It is correct.
5. The cowboy who is wearing the red shirt is very funny.
It is correct.
Usos de los pronombres relativos
Se usan en una oración subordinada para ampliar la información de un elemento de la oración principal.
Who
Se usa cuando nos referimos a personas o se quiere saber algo mas de ellas.
Which
Se usa cuando nos referimos a cosas o se quiere saber algo mas de ellas
That
Se usa tanto para personas y cosas.
Para ver más ejemplos de oraciones con pronombres relativos (relative pronoun) consulta aquí: https://brainly.lat/tarea/57463665
