Relative Clauses Flashcards
What are relative clauses?
They are additional information provided about a noun in the main clause, in a sentence consisting of a main and subordinate clause
Where is the verb in a relative clause?
At the end
What do relative clauses start with?
A relative pronoun
What do relative pronouns resemble?
articles der, die, das
What else is important about the relative prounoun?
It is declined
What does the relative pronoun depend on?
Masculine, feminine or neutral
Singular or plural
Which relative pronouns do not resemble their corresponding definite articles?
Dative plural - denen
Genitive masculine and neutral - dessen
Genitive feminine and plural - deren
Where does the preposition go if a relative clause begins with one?
In front of the relative pronoun
What does the preposition determine in a relative clause?
The case of the relative pronoun
