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Relative Pronouns

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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Question #1 -

El piano está en la sala es él tocó.

    el que
    el cual
    que

    1 valid answer
    cual
    que
    el que
    el cual

    1 valid answer

Question #2 -

Ella no es la muchacha con José estaba de novio.

    que
    la quien
    la que
    quien

    2 valid answers

Question #3 -

Ese es el actor hablábamos.

    . . .
    quien
    de que
    de quien
    del que

    2 valid answers

Question #4 -

Muchas personas son ricas no son generosas.

    que
    quienes
    las cuales

    1 valid answer

Question #5 -

El bosque estaba oscuro les inspiró terror.

    , el que
    , lo que
    lo cual
    , lo cual

    2 valid answers

Question #6 -

El cajón, dentro ella guarda su dinero, estaba abierto.

    del cual
    del que
    de que
    de lo cual
    el cual

    2 valid answers

Question #7 -

No me gusta la gente frecuentas y alrededor de quieres ser visto.

    las cuales
    quienes
    la que
    que

    1 valid answer
    que
    quien
    las que
    la cual

    2 valid answers

Question #8 -

La universidad, estudiantes son indígenas, es hace una importante obra de educación.

    quienes
    cuya
    cuyas
    cuyos

    1 valid answer
    la que
    que
    la cual
    quien

    1 valid answer

Question #9 -

Lo conozco al hombre, estuvo aquí ayer; era la persona le vendimos el auto.

    el cual
    que
    quien
    el quien

    2 valid answers.
    a quien
    que
    a la que

    2 valid answers

Question #10 -

El arquitecto con trabajamos es de Atlanta, la ciudad se celebraron las Olimpíadas.

    que
    quien
    el que

    2 valid answers.
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Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.

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Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.

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Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.

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Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 1

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.

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Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.

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Correct!

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.

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Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.

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Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.

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Back to question 2

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.

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Back to question 2

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 2

Correct!

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.

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Not a valid choice.

Improper use of illegal relative pronoun construct.

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Back to question 3

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.

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Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.

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Back to question 3

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 3

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 3

Correct!

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.

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Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.

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Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.

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Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.

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Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 5

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.

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Back to question 5

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 5

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 6

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 6

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a non-personal object of a preposition.

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Not a valid choice.

Improper use of illegal relative pronoun construct.

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Improper use of illegal relative pronoun construct.

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Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.

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Back to question 7

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.

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Back to question 7

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent subject or direct object.

Hints?

Back to question 7

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 7

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.

Hints?

Back to question 7

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 7

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of illegal relative pronoun construct.

Hints?

Back to question 7

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 7

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of possessive relative pronoun.

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Back to question 8

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of possessive relative pronoun.

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Back to question 8

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of possessive relative pronoun.

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Back to question 8

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 8

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 8

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.

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Back to question 8

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.

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Back to question 8

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with no explicit antecedent.

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Back to question 8

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 9

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun in a non restrictive sentence.

Hints?

Back to question 9

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 9

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun in a non restrictive sentence.

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Back to question 9

Correct!

Proper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent an indirect object.

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Back to question 9

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent an indirect object.

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Back to question 9

Correct!

Proper use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent an indirect object.

Hints?

Back to question 9

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun with antecedent a personal object of a preposition.

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Back to question 10

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 10

Correct!

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.

Hints?

Back to question 10

Not a valid choice.

Improper use of relative pronoun of place.

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Back to question 10

Correct!

Proper use of relative pronoun of place.

When refering to a place, the invariant donde is used.

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Back to question 10

Correct!

Proper use of relative pronoun of place.

When refering to a place, the invariant donde is used.

Hints?

Back to question 10

Grammatical notes for the drills in this page.

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).

The items covered are:

1) The 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.

Examples: Quest. 1 Quest. 4 Quest. 7

2) The use of relative pronoun in a restrictive sentence with antecedent an indirect object.

Examples: Quest. 9

3) The 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.

Examples: Quest. 1 Quest. 5 Quest. 8

4) The 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.

Examples: Quest. 9

5) The 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.

Examples: Quest. 6

6) The 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.

Examples: Quest. 2 Quest. 3 Quest. 7 Quest. 10

7) The 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.

Examples: Quest. 8

8) The use of relative pronoun of place.

When refering to a place, the invariant donde is used.

Examples: Quest. 10

9) The use of illegal relative pronoun construct.

Contrary to English, the relative pronoun can never be dropped in Spanish.

Examples: Quest. 3 Quest. 6 Quest. 7

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