Pronomes Um pronome relativo aquele que liga duas

Pronomes Um pronome relativo é aquele que liga duas orações (connector), modificando, de alguma forma, a primeira oração. Eis os pronomes relativos: who / whom / which / that / whose Quais são os pronomes relativos? Os pronomes relativos mais usados em uma conversa em inglês são: Who – usado para falarmos de pessoas; Which – quando queremos falar sobre objetos e animais; That – usado de modos variados; Whom – também usado para falarmos sobre pessoas, dependendo da frase; Where – quando falamos de lugares; Whose – para falarmos de posses. Who Quando queremos falar sobre pessoas, utilizamos o who. Veja só: The girl who studies with me has asked me out. – A menina que estuda comigo me chamou para sair. Perceba como who faz referência à garota, ou seja, the girl. Vamos ver mais alguns exemplos: Barack Obama, who was once president of the USA, discoursed yesterday. – Barack Obama, que foi presidente dos EUA, discursou ontem. The girl who came here yesterday was very pretty. – A menina que veio aqui ontem era muito bonita.

Which Para falar de coisas e animais, use which. The dog which came here yesterday is outside. – O cachorro que veio aqui ontem está lá fora. This is the game which I’m playing now. – Esse é o jogo que estou jogando atualmente. NASA has a rocket which can reach extreme velocities. – A NASA tem um foguete que consegue alcançar velocidades extremas. That O pronome relativo that pode ser usado em várias ocasiões diferentes, tanto com pessoas como com animais e objetos. Veja só como podemos usar os mesmos exemplos acima com that: The dog that came here yesterday is outside. – O cachorro que veio que aqui ontem está lá fora. The girl that came here yesterday was very pretty. – A menina que veio aqui ontem era muito bonita.

01. In the sentence “[…] it’s time to meet people who work from their homes”, the pronoun who can be replaced by that. Mark the option that can ONLY be completed with the relative pronoun who. A) That is the consultant _______ I met in São Paulo last week. B) My brother, _______ works as a consultant, makes much money. C) Would you like to work with bosses _______ are understanding? D) Employees ________ work from home part of the time are happier. E) The telecommuter to _________ I was introduced yesterday is Asian. 02. There ISN’T a relative pronoun in: A) One of the survivors is the captain of the ship that sank. B) Nine people are in a lifeboat that was built to hold five. C) Parents say that public schools make their children criminals. D) People in every part of the world complain about the problem of education which they receive. E) The only people who seem satisfed are the ones who don’t go to school.

03. Fill in the blanks with a relative pronoun. The flower exhibit _____ was held in the Botanical Garden in Curitiba last September showed beautiful orchids from all over the world. A) whose D) where B) whom E) who C) that 04. The writer, ______ writes are about scientific fiction, deserves his popularity. Choose the BEST alternative for the blank space above. A) who D) whose B) which E) whom C) that 05. Assinale a opção CORRETA. A) Some of the boys whom I invited in them didn’t come. B) Some of the boys whose I invited them didn’t come. C) Some of the boys I invited them didn’t come. D) Some of the boys I invited didn’t come. E) None of these.

06. Tell me ______ you that. A) whom told C) who E) whom B) who told D) whose 07. The student _____ lost his book is waiting in the office. A) which D) whose B) what E) whom C) who 08. That is the writer _____ book we bought yesterday. A) whom D) which B) who E) that C) whose 10. Milton Nascimento’s latest record ____ I bought yersterday is 09. I can’t find the student _____. extraordinary. A) what books were lost. A) who B) which lost his book. B) whom C) lost his books. C) what D) whose books it was lost. D) which E) who lost his books. E) whose

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