Relative pronouns in Spanish are similar in function to their English counterparts. One notable difference is that while in English they may be dropped and understood implicitly, in Spanish they always have to be expressed.
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Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.
Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.
Proper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.
The versatile que must be used for these subordinate sentences that restrict the antecedent in such a way that they can not be dropped without changing the meaning.
Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
Proper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
When the antecedent is a whole sentence, lo que or lo cual (that which) are used. The forms el/la/los/las/lo que carry their own antecedents.
Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
Proper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The relative quien must be used when refering to persons. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
Proper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The relative quien must be used when refering to persons. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
Improper use of illegal relative pronoun construct.
Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
Proper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The relative quien must be used when refering to persons. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
Proper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The relative quien must be used when refering to persons. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
Proper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.
The versatile que must be used for these subordinate sentences that restrict the antecedent in such a way that they can not be dropped without changing the meaning.
Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.
Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.
Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
Proper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
When the antecedent is a whole sentence, lo que or lo cual (that which) are used. The forms el/la/los/las/lo que carry their own antecedents.
Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
Proper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
When the antecedent is a whole sentence, lo que or lo cual (that which) are used. The forms el/la/los/las/lo que carry their own antecedents.
Proper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a non-personal object of a preposition.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
Proper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a non-personal object of a preposition.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a non-personal object of a preposition.
Improper use of illegal relative pronoun construct.
Improper use of illegal relative pronoun construct.
Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.
Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.
Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.
Proper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.
The versatile que must be used for these subordinate sentences that restrict the antecedent in such a way that they can not be dropped without changing the meaning.
Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
Proper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The relative quien must be used when refering to persons. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
Improper use of illegal relative pronoun construct.
Proper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The relative quien must be used when refering to persons. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
Improper use of possessive relative pronoun.
Improper use of possessive relative pronoun.
Improper use of possessive relative pronoun.
Proper use of possessive relative pronoun.
The relative pronouns cuyo,-a,-os,-as are equivalent to English 'whose'. It should be noted that the agreement is with the following noun.
Proper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
When the antecedent is a whole sentence, lo que or lo cual (that which) are used. The forms el/la/los/las/lo que carry their own antecedents.
Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.
Proper use of relative pronoun in a non restrictive sentence.
These are subordinates that can be dropped without changing the meaning since they are in nature parenthetical remarks. The relative usually follows a comma and quien can be used when refering to persons.
Improper use of relative pronoun in a non restrictive sentence.
Proper use of relative pronoun in a non restrictive sentence.
These are subordinates that can be dropped without changing the meaning since they are in nature parenthetical remarks. The relative usually follows a comma and quien can be used when refering to persons.
Improper use of relative pronoun in a non restrictive sentence.
Proper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent an indirect object.
Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent an indirect object.
Proper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent an indirect object.
Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
Proper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The relative quien must be used when refering to persons. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
Proper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The relative quien must be used when refering to persons. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
Improper use of relative pronoun of place.
Proper use of relative pronoun of place.
When refering to a place, the invariant donde is used.
Proper use of relative pronoun of place.
When refering to a place, the invariant donde is used.
Relative pronouns in Spanish are similar in function to their English counterparts. One notable difference is that while in English they may be dropped and understood implicitly, in Spanish they always have to be expressed.
They are: que (that, which, who, whom); quien,-es (who, whom); el/la/los/las/lo que (he who, the one who or which); el/la/los/las/lo cual,-es (a more formal 'que'); cuyo,-a,-os,-as (whose, of which); donde (where, in which).
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The versatile que must be used for these subordinate sentences that restrict the antecedent in such a way that they can not be dropped without changing the meaning.
When the antecedent is a whole sentence, lo que or lo cual (that which) are used. The forms el/la/los/las/lo que carry their own antecedents.
These are subordinates that can be dropped without changing the meaning since they are in nature parenthetical remarks. The relative usually follows a comma and quien can be used when refering to persons.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
In these sentences the preposition is always kept and precedes the relative pronoun. The relative quien must be used when refering to persons. The compound pronouns are used after long, compound prepositions.
The relative pronouns cuyo,-a,-os,-as are equivalent to English 'whose'. It should be noted that the agreement is with the following noun.
When refering to a place, the invariant donde is used.
Contrary to English, the relative pronoun can never be dropped in Spanish.
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