REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA

A.C.U.E. COLEGIO LOYOLA GUMILLA

Inscrito en el M.P.P.E. 30-09-1965 – Nro. S0690D0701
Puerto Ordaz – Estado Bolívar

GUÍA TEÓRICA 2. Cuarto año

SEGUNDO MOMENTO PEDAGÓGICO

Docente: Constanza Alarcón

Correo: Constanzaalarcon2006@gmail.com

Contenido: Usos del WH como pronombres relativos

Wh- pronombres relativos o conectivos : who, which, that, what, where, when, whose,
why, whom.

Relative pronouns (Pronombres relativos)

Los pronombres relativos (relative pronouns), introducen las oraciones de relativo.

Las oraciones de relativo son oraciones subordinadas que amplían información sobre un
elemento de la oración principal. Cada pronombre relativo en inglés introduce un tipo de
oración de relativo.
Vamos a identificar a cada uno de ellos:

1. “Who” (que ,quien, quienes, el cual, los cuales ): Lo utilizamos para referirnos a
personas.

- The boy, who you met yesterday, is my brother. (El muchacho que/a quien conociste

ayer, es mi hermano).

2. “Which” (que, el que, la que, del que, del cual, de los cuales): Lo utilizamos para

referirnos a animales, cosas u objetos.

- The car, which you bought yesterday, is really nice.

3. “That” (que, el que, la que, las que): Lo utilizamos para referirnos a personas, animales

y cosas. Hay una regla en inglés que dice que no se puede utilizar "that" después de

coma.

Por tanto, no podemos utilizar este relativo en oraciones NON - DEFINING que son

aquellas oraciones en las que la oración de relativo va entre comas. (ejercicios anteriores).

- I like the theory that they formulated

4. “What” (lo que): Utilizamos "what" con este sentido cuando es pronombre relativo, y no

interrogativo.

- What you say is false! ///// I don't understand what you say.

5. “Where” (donde): Indica lugar.

- This is the house where I live.

6. “When” (cuando): Indica tiempo.

- Yesterday, when you called me, was special for me.

7. “Whose” (cuyo, a, os, as, del cual, de los cuales): Indica posesión.

- María, whose father is a doctor, is my cousin.

8. “Why” (el porqué): Para argumentar una razón de porque se hace algo.

- I don't understand why she got angry yesterday.

9. “Whom” (de quien, a quien, a la cual, a las cuales): Se utiliza para personas en las

oraciones explicativas. Es formal. De manera informal, se utiliza “Who”.

- The police did not know to whom the car belongs.

 Es importante tener en cuenta, que si hay un verbo después del pronombre relativo

“Who, Which, That”; no se puede quitar el pronombre relativo:

a. This is the boy who played rugby (Who no se pudiera quitar)

b. This is the boy who I met at the party yesterday. (puede ser sin el who).

EJERCICIOS

a. Complete the sentences, using relative pronouns:

1. I read the article ___________ was published in the paper last Sunday.
2. There are people ___________ enjoy this kind of humor.
3. He is a runner __________ record has been amazing.
4. That was the moment ____________ he made his mistake.
5. Send us a list of the people __________ you would recommend.
6. This is not the book __________ I wanted.
7. This is the house ___________ the poet stayed.

b. Read the two sentences and then write one sentence with the same meaning.
Use a relative pronoun in your sentence.

1. A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in the hospital.

The girl who was injured in the accident is now in the hospital.

2. A man answered the phone. He told me you were out.

3. Some boys were arrested. They have now been released.

c. Complete with relative pronoun:

Yesterday we were visited by a man __________ wanted to repair our washing machine.

The man, ________ was in a hurry, forgot to put the handbrake on. So the
car, __________ was parked on a hill, slowly rolled down the street. It crashed into a traffic
sign ________ stood on the street.

A woman _______ children were playing outside called the police. Our
neighbour, ________ the woman accused, has a similar car.