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Oraciones de relativo (Relative clauses)

• Las oraciones de relativo nos proporcionan información adicional sobre algo ya mencionado: The man who lives next door is Italian. → who se refiere a“the man” She´s got a cat which she found in the street. → which se refiere a “a cat”

• Los pronombres relativos principales en inglés son who y which (que a veces se sustituyen por that) y equivalen enespañol a “que”. Who se utiliza para referirnos a personas y which a cosas o animales. Más ejemplos: I like those houses which have a garden. The dress which she bought was very expensive. These arethe cakes which Paul likes. They are looking for someone who speaks Japanese. Is that the woman who lives upstairs? That´s the boy who goes to school with Jill.

Dos tipos de oraciones de relativo:defining relative clauses y non-defining relative clauses: • Defining relative clauses Ejemplos: The man who works in the bar is a friend of mine. That house which has been painted is my aunt´s.

Enlos ejemplos anteriores no se puede omitir la oración de relativo, ya que ésta proporciona información esencial para poder identificar a “the man” y “that house”. 1. That: en las defining relativeclauses, who y which pueden sustituirse por that: The man that works in the bar is a friend of mine. That house that has been painted is my aunt´s.

2. Omisión de who, which o that: cuando estaspalabras actúan como objeto de la oración, y no como sujeto, pueden omitirse. The book which/that you bought for me. → The book you bought for me. The person who/that I met on holidays. → The person I meton holidays.

Sin embargo, no se pueden omitir en estos casos porque actúan como sujeto: The man who/that works in the bar is a friend of mine. That house which/that has been painted is my aunt´s.Los mejores recursos gratuitos para aprender y enseñar inglés

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• Non-defining relative clauses Ejemplos: My friend Sarah, who lives in Germany, has won the lottery. We...