Os pronomes relativos em inglês são essenciais para conectar frases e tornar a comunicação mais fluida, agregando informações sem a necessidade de iniciar uma nova sentença. Eles são equivalentes aos pronomes relativos em português como “que”, “o qual”, “cujo”, “quem”, entre outros. Compreender o seu uso correto é fundamental para quem está aprendendo inglês, tanto na escrita quanto na fala.
Na língua inglesa, os pronomes relativos mais comuns são “who” para pessoas, “which” para coisas, “that” para pessoas ou coisas em situações informais, e “whose” indicando posse. Esses pronomes ajudam a dar mais detalhes sobre o sujeito ou objeto de uma sentença sem a repetição. Nesta atividade, você terá a oportunidade de praticar o uso dos pronomes relativos em inglês, completando as frases com a opção correta.
Exercício 1: Complete as frases com o pronome relativo adequado
1. The woman *who* (person) lives next door is a doctor.
2. That’s the book *that* (thing) I told you about.
3. The car *which* (thing) was stolen has been found.
4. She is the only person *whose* (possession) opinion matters to me.
5. The kid *who* (person) you met yesterday is my nephew.
6. This is the artist *whose* (possession) work I admire the most.
7. I have a friend *who* (person) can speak six languages.
8. This is the house *that* (thing) Jack built.
9. The musician *who* (person) we saw last night was incredible.
10. All the people *who* (person) were involved will be questioned.
11. The students *whose* (possession) essays were selected won the competition.
12. He wrote a play *that* (thing) became quite famous.
13. The phone *which* (thing) you bought is already out of date.
14. This is the cake *that* (thing) I baked for your birthday.
15. The boy *whose* (possession) dog ran away is very sad.
Exercício 2: Escolha o pronome relativo correto para cada situação
1. They visited the museum *which* (thing) is famous for its ancient artifacts.
2. The actress *who* (person) won the award is my favorite.
3. Where is the photo *that* (thing) I gave you?
4. The boy *who* (person) sits in front of me is always late.
5. Do you like the dress *which* (thing) I am wearing?
6. We need a manager *who* (person) can handle stressful situations.
7. My aunt, *whose* (possession) cat is missing, is very upset.
8. Is this the tree *that* (thing) your grandfather planted?
9. The stories *that* (thing) he writes are fascinating.
10. I know the man *who* (person) fixed your car.
11. She’s the one *whose* (possession) ideas always amaze me.
12. The bag *that* (thing) was stolen contained important documents.
13. Tom, *who* (person) is my colleague, will join us for dinner.
14. This is the team *that* (thing) won the championship last year.
15. The scientist *whose* (possession) research changed the world is giving a lecture tonight.
