Relative pronouns and expressions in Spanish
I.
Relative pronouns.
Relative expressions typically refer back to
another expression or concept which preceded it.
The most
frequently used type is the relative pronoun, usually expressed in
English as that,...
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Relative pronouns and expressions in Spanish
I.
Relative pronouns.
Relative expressions typically refer back to
another expression or concept which preceded it.
The most
frequently used type is the relative pronoun, usually expressed in
English as that, which, or who(m).
We can even omit these pronouns
in many cases in English.
The noun, pronoun, or frase to which these
relative pronouns refer back to is called the antecedent.
For
example:
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There are several differences between English and Spanish
regarding relatives: 1) In Spanish we cannot omit the relative
pronoun as occurred in the last example above; 2) Spanish highlights
the difference between relative pronouns and similarly spelled
question words by not using accent marks on the relatives; 3) There
are a wider range of relative pronouns from which to choose in
Spanish:
III.
Notice that the above list is given in the order of length: que (only
three characters), quien (five), el que (six), and el cual (seven).
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