Relative Clauses ( Oraes Relativas )

Pronomes Relativos - Who / Which / Whose / Whom / Where / That

1. Uma orao relativa (relative clause):
descreve o seu antecedente (1) numa orao principal
comea por um pronome relativo (ex. who, which, whose)
(1) entende-se por antecedente uma pessoa ou algo

Exemplo 1:
I saw the girl. She was here yesterday.
I saw the girl who was here yesterday.

onde:
I saw the girl

= orao principal

who was here yesterday

= orao relativa

the girl = antecedente da orao relativa

who

= pronome relativo

Exemplo 2:
I live in a big house. The house is in the countryside.
I live in a big house which is in the countryside.

onde:
I live in a big house

= orao principal

which is in the countryside

a big house

= orao relativa

= antecedente da orao relativa

which = pronome relativo

Exemplo 3:
The book, whose cover is torn, is mine.

onde:
The book is mine

= orao principal

whose cover is torn

= orao relativa

The book

= antecedente da orao relativa

whose = pronome relativo

Complete cada uma das frases com uma orao relativa restritiva, utilizando os seguintes pronomes relativos which, who,
whose, where.
Exemplo:
The car was found last week. It has been stolen again.
The car which was found last week has been stolen again.

The boy is my son. He works in the post office.

The boy

The hotel was fabulous. We stayed there.

The hotel

was fabulous.

The raincoat belongs to Mr. Smith. It was found in the hotel room.

The raincoat

is my son.

belongs to Mr. Smith.

He sent the letter. He wrote it yesterday.

He sent the letter

That is the woman. She has just been promoted.

That is the man. His son is in the navy.

The park is enormous. We usually go there for a stroll (passeio, caminhada).

That is the man. His house has been broken into.

That is the man

I met the woman. Her daughter is my student.

The shop sells computer hardware. Jane works there.

The shop

sells computer hardware.

The book is still in print. It was hailed (saudada) as a masterpiece.

The book

is still in print.

I dislike the people. They talk too much.

I dislike the people