Relative Pronoun Singular Plural case masc Nom qu

Relative Pronoun

Singular Plural case masc Nom quī Gen cuius quōrum quārum Dat cui Acc Abl fem neut quae quod cui masc quī fem neut quae quōrum quibus quem quam quod quōs quō quibus quā quō quās quae

Plural case masc Nom quī fem quae English neut quae who, which, that whose, of whom, of which Gen quōrum quārum quōrum Dat quibus Acc quōs quae whom, which Abl quibus by/from/with whom quās to whom, for whom by/from/with which

Antecedent – word to which relative pronoun refers Elephantumne qui aquam bibebat vidisti? • relative pronoun gets gender and number from antecedent

Antecedent – word to which relative pronoun refers Elephantumne qui aquam bibebat vidisti? • relative pronoun gets gender and number from antecedent elephantus, elephanti = masc. singular • Did you see the elephant that was drinking water?

Relative Clause – usually begins with relative pronoun and ends with verb • relative pronoun’s case is determined by its use in the clause

Puerī, quōs in viā vides, meī amicī nōn sunt.

Puerī, quōs in viā vides, meī amicī nōn sunt. The boys, whom you see in the road, are not my friends.

Viam quā vēnimus laudabam.

Viam quā vēnimus laudabam. I was praising the road by which we came.

Meīs amicīs, ā quibus semper amabar, magnam amicitiam donavī.

Meīs amicīs, ā quibus semper amabar, magnam amicitiam donavī. I gave great friendship to my friends, by whom I was always loved.

Relative Pronoun Review 1) What’s an antecedent? 2) What characteristics does a relative pronoun get from its antecedent? 3) How do you get the case of a relative pronoun? 4) Isn’t this fun? !