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RELATIVE CLAUSES
Descriptive vs déterminative
What’s the difference between those two, almost identical sentences?
1. The boys, who had driving licenses, were given summer jobs.
2. The boys who had driving licenses were given summer jobs.
In 2, what happened to the boys who didn’t have driving licenses ?
Translate the two sentences and find out the differences between them.
1 : relative descriptive (la proposition relative apporte un complément d’information)
2 : relative déterminative (détermine l’antécédent : précision indispensable)
ex : classer les relatives suivantes : descriptive ou déterminative.
1. The man that I saw yesterday was tall. (det)
2. Their house, which is on the seaside, is massive. (des)
3. I love the dress which you got in H&M’s. (det)
4. I don’t need this hat, which I got in H&M’s, any longer. (des)
A/ Relative descriptive.
ex : Fill in the blanks with the right pronoun.
1. I saw Paul, ………was with his girlfriend, at the supermarket.
2. My car, …………. bodywork is damaged, is for sale.
3. Liverpool lost to Chelsea, ……………. is not surprising.
4. Hermione, …………. cat died last year, is fond of animals.
5. I phoned Jamie, ………….. you met last week, to ask him whether he wanted to come to our party on Saturday.
Ex : traduire de deux manières différentes:
La chambre, dont la fenêtre donnent (=look onto) sur le jardin, est plus chère que l’autre.