Relative pronoun summary Flashcards

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what is a relative pronoun?

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a pronoun that relates back to an already mentioned antecedent.

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que

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Person + Thing: that, which, who

  • refers to the nearest antecedent
  • It could be used after the prepositions a, de, en, con
  • after the prep: only refers to things
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quien/quienes

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subject: he, she, the one, …who
- refers to the nearest antecedetn
- it could be used after the prepositions: a, de, en, con
- After preposition to refer to persons

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el/la que

los/las que

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subject (he, she, …who)

  • refers to the farther antecedent
  • it could be used after any preposition
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el/ la cual

los/las cuales

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  • refers to the farther antecedent

- it could be used after any preposition

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lo que

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  • refers to a clause, fact, or idea

- translates “what” (when it is not a question word)

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lo cual

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-refers to a clause, fact, or idea

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Prepositions: a, de, en, and con + que

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only refer to a thing

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Prepositions: a, de, en, and con + quien

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only refer to a person

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