Ingles

UNIT 1 TOP MARKS 2 Relative clauses

Hay dos tipos de oraciones relativas:


• Defining relative clauses: Identifican o definen al sustantivo que les precede.
• Non-defining relative clauses: No identifican ni definen al sustantivo precedente; simplemente añaden información que no es esencial para la comprensión de la frase. Van separadas del resto de la oración por comas.Illustrative example of the difference between them:

My grandfather who is 78 gives me 50 euros every weekend.
My grandfather, who is 78, gives me 50 euros every weekend

Uso de los pronombres relativos en las relativas: defining y non-defining.

DEFINING NON DEFINING
|Antecedente persona |who (que)|who |
|Antecedente animal/cosa |which (que) |which |
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|Antecedente persona/animal/cosa|that (que) |El relativo that nunca se utiliza...... |
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|Detrás de preposición |(for) whom/ (for) which |(for) whom/ (for) which |
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|Relación de posesión |whose (cuyo/a/ os/ as) |whose |
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|Relación de lugar |where (donde) |where |
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|Relación de tiempo |when (cuando)|when (cuando) |
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|Omisión de relativo |Who, which, that se omiten si hacen función de|El relativo nunca se puede omitir. |
| |objetodirecto. |La oración de relativo va entre comas |


Los relativos y las preposiciones

La preposición se coloca normalmente al final de la oración de relativo en inglés informal y hablado; no obstante en el inglés escrito y formal la preposición se puede colocar delante del relativo (similar al castellano).

Expresiones con pronombres relativos

All of,none of, many of, much of, a few of ... + WHOM ( antecedente persona)
One of, half of, two of, either of, both of ... + WHICH (antecedente animal o cosa)




EJEMPLOS


Who

• DEFINING: The man is very friendly. He lives next door (who = subject)
⇨The man who lives next door is very friendly.

NON DEFINING: My brother Jim is very friendly. Helives next door. (who = subject)
⇨My brother Jim, who lives next door, is very friendly.

• DEFINING: The man was away on holiday. I wanted to see him. (who = object)
⇨ The man (who) I wanted to see was away on holiday.

NON DEFINING: My father was away on holiday. I wanted to see him. (who = object)
⇨ My father, who I wanted to see, was away on...