1. ORACIONES DE RELATIVO – RELATIVE CLAUSES
- Dan información extra.
- Van introducidas por un
pronombre relativo:
- THAT (que) personas y cosas
- WHO (que) personas
- WHICH (que) cosas
- WHOSE (cuyo/a) posesivo
- WHEN (cuando) - then
- WHERE (donde) – here /there
- Siempre van detrás de la persona o cosa a la que se refieren:
Ej. The girl came yesterday. She gave me the book.
→ The girl WHO GAVE ME THE BOOK came yesterday.
- Hay que omitir la información repetida:
Ej. People don’t study French. They study German.
→ People WHO STUDY GERMAN don’t study French. (se omite “they”)
Ej. The people are very polite. I met them.
→ The people I MET are very polite. (se omite “them”)
1. DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES.
- La información es esencial para el significado de la oración.
- Aclara sobre qué persona o cosa estamos hablando.
Ej. The man has been arrested. HE LIVES NEXT TO ME.
→ The man WHO LIVES NEXT TO ME has been arrested.
* Se puede OMITIR EL PRONOMBRE (WHO/WHICH/THAT) cuando
funciona de OBJETO:
Ej. People who study don’t earn money.
S
The people (who) I met are very polite.
O S
2. NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES.
- La información NO es esencial, ya está claro de quien hablamos.
- Van entre comas.
- Nunca se utiliza THAT y no se omite el pronombre relativo.
Ej. John Travolta has been arrested. HE LIVES NEXT TO ME.
→ John Travolta, WHO LIVES NEXT TO ME, has been arrested.
Sara Pérez

2. PREPOSICIONES
1. DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES.
- La preposición se queda al final de la oración de relativo. NO hay que
moverla.
Ej. The story is true. YOU’RE TELLING ME ABOUT IT.
→ The story [ (WHICH) YOU’RE TELLING ME ABOUT] is true.
2. NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES.
- La preposición va delante del pronombre relativo. ¡Hay que moverla!
Ej. The Hilton Hotel isn’t cheap. WE STAYED AT IT.
→ The Hilton Hotel [, AT WHICH WE STAYED, ] isn’t cheap.
*Algunos verbos con preposición:
tell about (contar), stay at (alojarse), speak to (hablar con) …
• The singer was awarded a Grammy. He sang “Corazón Partío”.
• Alejandro Sanz was awarded a Grammy. He sang “Corazón Partío”.
Sara Pérez