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Le Frasi Relative – the Relative Clauses<br />

1. Frasi non incidentali – Defining Clauses<br />

The boy who/that has got red hair is very funny<br />

Where is the brown table which/that was stained by Mary?<br />

The cat (that/which) I bought in London had three kittens<br />

(Il pronome relativo complemento viene quasi sempre omesso nella<br />

lingua parlata)<br />

Pronomi relativi soggetto complemento<br />

Persone/Animali Personificati Who/ that Who(m)/ that<br />

Cose e animali Which/ that Which/ that<br />

Luisa Pèrcopo <strong>English</strong> for Psychology a.a.<br />

2011-2012


2. Frasi incidentali – Non-defining Clauses<br />

(generalmente racchiuse da 2 virgole)<br />

Pavarotti, who lived in Modena, used to organise concerts for<br />

charity<br />

This fifteenth century picture, which was restored last year, is<br />

worth ₤250,000<br />

Mr Williams, who(m) you met last year in Cardiff, lives in<br />

Bristol now<br />

Nelle frasi incidentali non si può usare il pronome that e il pronome<br />

relativo complemento deve sempre essere espresso<br />

Pronomi relativi soggetto complemento<br />

Persone/Animali Personificati Who Who(m)<br />

Cose e animali Luisa Pèrcopo <strong>English</strong> for Psychology Which a.a. Which<br />

2011-2012


• Con le preposizioni non si usa mai that ma sempre which e<br />

whom, che spesso vengono sostituiti da altri pronomi/avverbi<br />

This is the house in which I met my wife<br />

This is the house where I met my wife<br />

• Le preposizione viene spostata alla fine della frase e il<br />

pronome relativo viene omesso<br />

The friend with whom I went on holiday<br />

The friend I went on holiday with<br />

This is the girl to whom I gave your book<br />

This is the girl I gave your book to<br />

Luisa Pèrcopo <strong>English</strong> for Psychology a.a.<br />

2011-2012


Altri relativi<br />

• Whose esprime possesso (persone, animali, cose)<br />

That’s Carla whose sister is a teacher<br />

I saw some animals whose cages where open<br />

• Where sostituisce in which<br />

This is the church in which I got married<br />

This is the church where I got married<br />

• Why sostituisce ‘the reason for which’<br />

I was hungry that’s the reason for which I ate your sandwich<br />

I was hungry that’s why I ate your sandwich<br />

Luisa Pèrcopo <strong>English</strong> for Psychology a.a.<br />

2011-2012


• How sostituisce ‘the way in which’<br />

This is the way in which I make apple pie<br />

This is how I make apple pie<br />

• When sostituisce ‘the moment in which’<br />

I remember the moment in which you arrived<br />

I remember when you arrived<br />

Luisa Pèrcopo <strong>English</strong> for Psychology a.a.<br />

2011-2012


1. The house .....you’re buying is not expensive<br />

2. Stephen, ...... father is a lawyer, wants to study law too<br />

3. The programme .....you’re listening to is a live programme<br />

4. The boy ..... lives next door is going on military service<br />

next week<br />

5. The bag ..... I gave my mother for Xmas was made in Italy<br />

6. The film .... I saw last night was excellent<br />

7. Mozart, .... died at a very young age, was a genius<br />

8. The actor ..... received the Oscar was not a well-known<br />

actor<br />

9. The dog ..... puppies were born yesterday<br />

10. A clinical psychologist studies the problems ..... affect<br />

children in school<br />

11. A clinical psychologist studies people ..... emotional<br />

Luisa Pèrcopo <strong>English</strong> for Psychology a.a.<br />

problems are having a negative 2011-2012<br />

effects on their lives

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