Relative Pronouns Español 4 Relative Pronouns Español 4

Relative pronouns  Relative pronouns are used to link information found in different parts of a sentence.  The relative clause provides additional information about the person or thing mentioned in the first part of the sentence. Quiero ir al museo que está cerca del centro relative pronoun relative clause

Relative Pronouns  You introduce a relative clause with a relative pronoun.  The most common relative pronoun is que.  que refers to both persons and things el artista que pintó este cuadro el obra teatral que divierte a todo el mundo

Relative Pronouns  Quien (and the plural quienes) is the relative pronoun that is used to refer to people. It is usually (but not always) used after a preposition. la cantante con quien hablé los pintores de quienes te hablé  There is no accent mark on quien/quienes when you use them as relative pronouns.

Relative Pronouns No PrepositionPreposition PEOPLE el hombre que habló la mujer con quien hablé THINGS el libro que leo la pluma con que escribo

Relative Pronouns  In Spanish, Never end a sentence with a preposition! NOT – Ella es la chica él salió con  Ella es la chica con quien él salió.

Relative Pronouns  Never omit a relative pronoun in Spanish. La persona que vi en la calle no está.  It can be omitted in English. The person (that) I saw on the street is gone.

Relative Pronouns  You can also use the relative pronouns, el que and el cual, in the same way, but to show a stronger relationship or provide greater emphasis.  You will notice that these forms agree in gender and number with the noun to which they refer.

Relative Pronouns SingularPlural masculineel cualel quelos cualeslos que femininela cualla quelas cualeslas que

Relative Pronouns  Ejemplos: agree in gender & number  un templo en el que hay jeroglíficos  la guitarrista sin la cual no podemos tocar

Relative Pronouns  Note that in formal uses, such as writing, it is more common to use el cual instead of el que.  Informal Hablé con el que llegó tarde.  Formal Cristóbal Colón fue un explorador famoso, el cual llegó a las Américas.

Relative Pronouns  The relative pronoun cuyo(a) means whose, refers to both persons and things.  It agrees with the thing (or person) possessed not the possessor.  Remember to make it agree in gender and number with the noun that follows:  El pintor cuyos cuadros nos gustaron

Relative Pronouns  Lo que means what, or that which.  You use it when there is no direct person, place or thing in the main clause to which you are referring.  It refers to a more generalized idea or concept. No comprendo lo que quieres decir ¿Por qué no me dices lo que piensas?

Relative Pronouns  When you use lo que after todo it means all that, everything that.  Tienes que decirme todo lo que sabes.  Nos dieron todo lo que tenían