Relative Pronouns (İlgeç Zamirleri )
Relative Pronouns
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Relative Pronouns (İlgeç Zamirleri ) İçerik
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T
he use of relative pronouns in adjective clauses
A chair is a thing
which
we sit
on.
( less formal )
A chair is a thing we sit
on.
( informal )
This is the bus
whose
driver drives like a maniac. ( possesive – less formal )
This is the bus
of which
the air conditioning doesnt work. ( possesive – formal )
Kinds of adjective clauses
Adjective clauses can be classified according to the function of the relative pronoun in the clause.
Adjective clauses whose relative pronouns are used as a subject.
subject
The police arrested the robbers.
They
robbed the bank.
The police arrested the robbers
who
robbed the bank.
subject
They killed the dog.
It
had rabies.
They killed the dog
which had rabies.
In the examples , you see that the adjective clauses begin with
who
or
which.
An adjective clause whose subject is
who
or
which
has the same meanings as th Turkish verbs which can be made into adjectives by using the Turkish suffix
– en
or
– an
such as ‘ gel
en
adam , çalış
an
çocuk.
NOTE
: Pay attention to the fact that ,
who
stands for the subject
they
( referring to the robbers ) ;
which
represents the subject
it
( referring to the dog. )
when the relative pronoun is in the subject position , it cant be omitted.
Adjective clauses whose relative pronouns are used as an object
object
I want to see the doctor. You recommended
him.
I want to see the doctor
who ( m )
you recommended.
object
object
I posted the letter. I wrote
it
yesterday.
I posted the letter
which
I wrote yesterday.
object
As you see in the examples ,
whom
and
which
are the objects of the adjective clauses. An adjective clause whose object is
whom
or
which
has the same meaning as the Turkish verbs derived by using the suffix
– dık
: al
dığ
ım mektup , gör
düğ
üm adam.
Whom
is the object form of the relative pronoun
who.
It is rarely used in speech. In written English it may be considered more correct than
who
.
Whom
is often used with a preposition. If
whom
is used , the proposition comes before it : If
who
is used , the preposition comes at the end of the sentences.
Adjective clauses whose relative pronouns are used as an object
NOTE :
Pay attention to the fact that
who ( m )
stands for the object
him
and
which
represents the object
it
referring to the
letter.
The relative pronoun can often be omitted if it is the object of the sentence.
Adjective clauses beginning with ‘ who ‘ or ‘ which ‘
Read this newspaper extract , looking at the use of
the adjective clauses
in bold.
Boy Bites Dog
The people
who were waiting for the 5 o ‘ clock İzmir bus
saw something which
they will probably never forget.
Suddenly a large dog
that had been quietly sleeping on the pavement
woke up , started growling for no apparent reason , and began to attack a small boy
who was cleaning shoes nearby.
Everyone thought that the dog must have had rabies. People screamed in horror and one man
who was very brave
tried to grab the dog by its tail. However , they needn’t have worried. The small shoeshine boy who
had once been a shepherd boy
was used to fierce dogs. He was more than a match for the animal. The bot bit a piece of f the dogs ear. The dog
which was by then covered in blood
quickly ran away. The police
who promptly came on the scene
later found the dog and shot it. Veterinary surgeons carried out tests
which confirmed that the dog did not have rabies.
Exercise 1. Answer these questions from the reading passage.
1 ) What did the dog do ?
2 ) What did a man try to do ?
3 ) What did the boy do ?
4 ) What did the police do ?
5 ) Did the dog have rabies ?