Alexander Bell was the man who invented the telephone.
| which,who, that, where gibi sözcüklerle başlayan ve bir cümledeki İSİMLERI NİTELEYEN YA DA ONLAR HAKKINDA EKSTRA BİLGİ VEREN cümleciklere ilgi cümlecikleri denir. Relative clauses, iki cümleyi BİR- LEŞTİRMEK İÇİN ve genellikle anlatımda akıcılığı sağlamak için kullanılır. |
| who | insanlar için | I told you about the woman who lives next door. The man who robbed the bank had two pistols. The woman who gave him the money was young. |
| which | cansız ve hayvanlar için | Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof? This is the bank which was robbed yesterday. This is the book about which I was telling you. |
A women opened the door. She was wearing a white dress
(Kapıyı bir kadın açtı.) (Kadın beyaz bir elbise giyiyordu.)
| The woman who opened the door was wearing a white dress. (Kapıyı açan kadın beyaz bir elbise giyiyordu) |
| (Yukarıdiki iki cümleyi “WHO” Relative Clause kullanarak TEK cümle haline getirdik) |
The woman sleeps in hospital. The woman is Mary
The woman who sleepls in hospital is Mary.
The man spoke to the driver .He was a policeman
The man who spoke to the driver was a policeman
The woman is running .The woman is Linda
The woman who is running is Linda
The woman is a nurse. The women is sitting at the back of the train.
The woman who is sitting in the back of the train is a nurse (Trenin arkasında outran kadın bir hemşiredir.)
The man wants to go to hospital. The man is wearing a blue hat The man who is wearing a blue hat wants to go to hospital. (Mavi bir şapka takan adam hastaneye gitmek istiyor.)
| I met a woman. She can speak six languages I met a woman WHO can speak six languages |
| Jack was wearing a hat. It was too big for him Jack was wearing a hat THAT was too big for him |
| Do you know the girl? She is talking to Tom Do you know the girl WHO is talking to Tom? |
| The man drives the car. The man is my brother. The man WHO drives the car is my brother. |
| I met a woman. She can speak six languages. I met a woman WHO can speak six languages |
| Jack was wearing a hat. It was too big for him. Jack was wearing a hat THAT was too big for him |
| Do you know the girl? She is talking to Tom Do you know the girl WHO is talking to Tom? |
| The man drives the car. The man is my brother. The man WHO drives the car is my brother. |
WHICH
I’ve bought the car. You wanted it
I’ve bought the car which you wanted.
I listened to the music. It was very good. (Müziği dinledim. Çok güzeldi.) The music which we listened to was very good.
The music that we listened to was very good. (Dinlediğimiz müzik çok güzeldi.)
The shop which sells that good bread is closed today (Bu iyi ekmekleri satan dükkân bugün kapalı.) The dictionary which I bought yesterday isn’t very good. (Dün satın aldığım sözlük çok iyi değil)
That cheese which you like comes from Scotland (Senin sevdiğin peynir İskoçyadan geliyor.) I can’t find the key which opens this door. (Bu kapıyı açan anahtarı bulamadım.)
I’d like to speak to the person. He wrote this letter
I’d like to speak to the person that wrote this letter.
(Bu mektubu yazan şahısla konuşmak istiyorum.)
A man wants to marry my sister. He lives in New York.
(Bir adam kız kardeşimle evlenmek istiyor. O New York’ta yaşıyor) A man that lives in New York wants to marry my sister.
(New York’ta yaşayan bir adam kız kardeşimle evlenmek istiyor.)
Relative clauses – when / where / why
This is the station where Emily met James
| When | bir zaman ifade eder | This is the station where Emily met James. July and August are the months when most people go on holiday. |
| Where | bir yer anlamina gelir | This is the shop where I bought my bike I liked the hotel where we spent our holiday last summer. Edinburgh is the town where Graham Bell was born |
| Why | bir nedeni ifade eder | Do you know the reason why so many people in the world learn English? |
“when”
Sunday is the day when are going to meet. (Pazar buluşacağımız gündür.)
I don’t know the day when he came. (Onun hangi gün geleceğini bilmiyorum) Yesterday was the day when we met first time. ( Dün buluştuğumuz ilk gündü. )
Ali went to the cinema the night when the letter came ( Mektubun geldiği gece Ali sinemaya gitmişti.)
“why” He didn’t tell me the reason why he resigned. (Bana istifa etme sebebini söylemedi.)
This is the reason why I don’t like him. (Ondan hoşlanmamamın sebebi bu.) This is the reason why I left early. (Erken ayrılmamın nedeni bu.)
I don’t know the reason why he doesn’t like me. (Onun beni niye sevmediğini bilmiyorum.) Do you know the reason why she cried? (Onun neden ağladığını biliyormusun?)
“where”
This is the house where I was born. (Doğduğum ev burası.)
She would like to live in a country where it never snows. (Hiç kar yağmayan bir ülkede yaşamak istiyor.) That’s the place where the accident occurred. (Kazanın olduğu yer işte burası.)
That is the café where we held the meeting. (Toplantıyı yaptığımız café burası.) The house where the actor stays is the most great house in the city.
(Aktörün kaldığı ev şehirdeki en büyük evdir.)
The room where I was born has at least a fourty bouses. (Doğduğum hastane en azından kırk tane oda vardır)
We saw some people whose car had broken down
| relative pronoun | kullanim amacı | örnek cümle |
| whose | insanlar ,hayvanlar, cansız varlıklarda iyelik durumu kullanılırken | Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse? The man whose son is a doctor will come to us tomorrow. The car, whose driver is a young man, is from Ireland. |
| Whom | insanlar için nesne zamiri | I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference. Come and meet people with whom I work. |
Relative clauses – WHOSE The girl is looking for you. Her bag is purple.
(Kız seni arıyor) (Onun çantası mor)
| The girl whose bag is purple is looking for you. (Çantası mor renkli olan kız seni arıyor) |
Mutlaka ama mutlaka “whose”dan önce ve sonra BİR İSİM olmalıdır.
I met a man whose wife works in a hospital. (Eşi hastahanede çalışan bir adamla tanıştım.) I find a wallet whose colour is grey. (Rengi gri olan bir cüzdan buldum.) The woman whose husband was wounded was carying. (Eşi yaralanan bayan ağlıyordu.)
I bought a car whose engine was out of order. (Motoru bozuk olan bir araba aldım.) The girl is looking for you. Her bag is purple. (Kız seni arıyor. Onun çantası mor.) The girl whose bag is purple is looking for you. (Çantası mor renkli olan kız seni arıyor.)
Relative clauses – WHOM
She is the girl whom I saw at the party last night.
The boy is my friend’s brother. (Çocuk arkadaşımın kardeşidir) You like the boy very much. (Çocuğu çok beğeniyorsun.)
The boy whom you like very much is my friend’s brother (Çok beğendiğin çocuk arkadaşımın kardeşidir)
The student whom the teacher is shouting is very naughty. (Öğretmenin bağırdığı öğrenci çok yaramaz. ) Do you know the boy whom Deniz is talking? (Deniz’ in konuştuğu çocuğu tanıyor musun?) Is there anyone whom I can consult? (Danışabileceğim birisi var mı?)
The woman whom we saw at the zoo last night is a doctor. (Dün gece hayvanat bahçesinde gördüğümüz kadın doktordur)
The boy whom / who / that you like very much is my friend’s brother. (Çok beğendiğin erkek arkadaşımın kardeşidir.)
The woman who(m) / that my mother is talking to is a pilot. (Annemin konuştuğu kadın pilottur.)