Nesta publicação trataremos dos pronomes relativos:
Who - refere-se a pessoa, então usa-se após referência pessoal.Quem, que
Whom - refere-se a pessoa. É objeto indireto e se usa após uma
preposição. A quem, de quem.
That - mais genérico. Que
Which - refere-se a coisas. Que
Whose - indica posse. Usa-se entre dois substantivos. Cujo (a)
Examples:
The boy who/that was at the door is my
son. (que)
The girl whom I just told you about (de quem)
Sophie is the girl with whom I'm going
to travel. (com quem)
The table which we bought belonged to
Napoleon. (que)
The horse that we transported is a champion.
The plane whose nose gear is damaged belong to a go-getter.
(cujo)
The plane with which you flew is parked in the apron. (com
que)
Just the fact that some geniuses were laughed
at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at
Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed…
Obs: Go-getter - empreendedor, trabalhador que atinge metas.
Se houver mais de um antecedente - pessoa ou não pessoa - usa-se THAT ou
nada (omissão).
Eg: Airplanes and Helicopters that belong to
the flight training school were parked in the Hangar.
Depois de SOME, ANY, NO usa-se apenas THAT ou omissão.
Eg: Is there anything else that I can do
for you?
Depois de pronome aumentativo/diminutivo usa-se THAT ou nada.
Eg: The man is the tallest pilote that I have
ever seen in the plane. (que)
Depois de nome próprio usa-se WHO
Eg: Paul who was travelling to China has just arrived
(quem, que)
Depois da vírgula usa-se WHICH para não pessoa.
Eg: Rio, which you know is in Brazil, is the wonderful
city (que)
Now Let's put the phrases together.
The woman has a broken arm. The woman is my boss
The woman who/that has a broken arm is my boss.
The film is about a tragedy. The film has many good
actors.
The film which/that is about a tragedy has many
good actor.
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