ORAÇÃO RELATIVA

Língua Inglesa Relative Clauses introduction



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1 Uma oração relativa (relative clause):

descreve o seu antecedente (1) numa oração principal

começa por um pronome relativo (ex. who, which, whose)

(1) entende-se por antecedente uma pessoa ou algo



Exemplo 1:



I saw the girl who was here yesterday.

Eu vi a rapariga que esteve cá ontem.





onde:



I saw the girl = oração principal

who was here yesterday = oração relativa

the girl = antecedente da oração relativa

who = pronome relativo





Exemplo 2:



I live in a big house which is in the countryside.

Eu vivo numa casa grande que fica no campo.





onde:



I live in a big house = oração principal

which is in the countryside = oração relativa

a big house = antecedente da oração relativa

which = pronome relativo





Exemplo 3:



The book, whose cover is torn, is mine.

O livro, cuja capa está rasgada, é meu.





onde:



The book is mine = oração principal

whose cover is torn = oração relativa

The book = antecedente da oração relativa

whose = pronome relativo





Exercício


Defining Relative Clauses 1



Complete cada uma das frases com uma oração relativa restritiva, utilizando os seguintes pronomes relativos which, who, whose, where.



Exemplo:

The car was found last week. It has been stolen again.

The car which was found last week has been stolen again.



» The boy is my son. He works in the post office.

The boy 1 is my son.



» The hotel was fabulous. We stayed there.

The hotel 2 was fabulous.



» The raincoat belongs to Mr. Smith. It was found in the hotel room.

The raincoat 3 belongs to Mr. Smith.



» He sent the letter. He wrote it yesterday.

He sent the letter 4 .



» That is the woman. She has just been promoted.

That is the woman 5 .



» That is the man. His son is in the navy.

That is the man 6 .



» The park is enormous. We usually go there for a stroll.

The park 7 is enormous.



» That is the man. His house has been broken into.

That is the man 8 .



» I met the woman. Her daughter is my student.

I met the woman 9 .



» The shop sells computer hardware. Jane works there.

The shop 10 sells computer hardware.



» The book is still in print. It was hailed as a masterpiece.

The book 11 is still in print.



» I dislike the people. They talk too much.

I dislike the people 12 .



Respostas


Defining Relative Clauses 1





» The boy is my son. He works in the post office.

The boy who works in the post office1 is my son.



» The hotel was fabulous. We stayed there.

The hotel where we stayed2 was fabulous.



» The raincoat belongs to Mr. Smith. It was found in the hotel room.

The raincoat which was found in the hotel room3 belongs to Mr. Smith.



» He sent the letter. He wrote it yesterday.

He sent the letter which he wrote yesterday4 .



» That is the woman. She has just been promoted.

That is the woman who has just been promoted5 .



» That is the man. His son is in the navy.

That is the man whose son is in the navy6 .



» The park is enormous. We usually go there for a stroll.

The park where we usually go for a stroll7 is enormous.



» That is the man. His house has been broken into.

That is the man whose house has been broken into8 .



» I met the woman. Her daughter is my student.

I met the woman whose daughter is my student9 .



» The shop sells computer hardware. Jane works there.

The shop where Jane works10 sells computer hardware.



» The book is still in print. It was hailed as a masterpiece.

The book which was hailed as a masterpiece11 is still in print.



» I dislike the people. They talk too much.

I dislike the people who talk too much12 .

Exercício


Defining Relative Clauses 2



Complete cada uma das frases com uma oração relativa restritiva, utilizando os seguintes pronomes relativos which, who, whose, where.



Exemplo:

The car was found last week. It has been stolen again.

The car which was found last week has been stolen again.



» The town is a few miles from here. He was born there.

The town 1 is a few miles from here.



» The car was parked in front of the gate. It has been towed away.

The car 2 has been towed away.



» I know the girl. She wrote this letter.

I know the girl 3 .



» The girl is coming tomorrow. Her boyfriend is our neighbour.

The girl 4 is coming tomorrow.



» The classroom is occupied. We had our lessons there yesterday.

The classroom 5 is occupied.



» The painting is on display. It has been sold to a millionaire.

The painting 6 has been sold to a millionaire.



» The man will be here today. He talked to Judy last week.

The man 7 will be here today.



» That is the man. His dog bit my son in the leg.

That is the man 8 .



» The old house is next to ours. It will be demolished soon.

The old house 9 will be demolished soon.



» The beach is not crowded. We usually go there.

The beach 10 is not crowded.



» The bag has been left abandoned in the airport. Its owner is not known.

The bag 11 has been left abandoned in the airport.



» The man is a photographer. He lives next door.

The man 12 is a photographer.



Respostas


Defining Relative Clauses 2





» The town is a few miles from here. He was born there.

The town where he was born1 is a few miles from here.



» The car was parked in front of the gate. It has been towed away.

The car which was parked in front of the gate2 has been towed away.



» I know the girl. She wrote this letter.

I know the girl who wrote this letter3 .



» The girl is coming tomorrow. Her boyfriend is our neighbour.

The girl whose boyfriend is our neighbour4 is coming tomorrow.



» The classroom is occupied. We had our lessons there yesterday.

The classroom where we had our lessons yesterday5 is occupied.



» The painting is on display. It has been sold to a millionaire.

The painting which is on display6 has been sold to a millionaire.



» The man will be here today. He talked to Judy last week.

The man who talked to Judy last week7 will be here today.



» That is the man. His dog bit my son in the leg.

That is the man whose dog bit my son in the leg8 .



» The old house is next to ours. It will be demolished soon.

The old house which is next to ours9 will be demolished soon.



» The beach is not crowded. We usually go there.

The beach where we usually go10 is not crowded.



» The bag has been left abandoned in the airport. Its owner is not known.

The bag whose owner is not known11 has been left abandoned in the airport.



» The man is a photographer. He lives next door.

The man who lives next door12 is a photographer.