1. Translating Relative Pronouns
Lesson 36

2. The Relative Pronoun
Relative clauses begin with a relative pronoun and end (usually) with a verb.
The woman who rules Britain is Queen Elizabeth.
The boy whose bike I stole is pressing charges.
Have you seen the girl to whom I gave the books?
The girl whom I visited was my cousin.
The land from which our parents came was beautiful.

3. The Relative Pronoun (also the Interrogative Adjective) quī, quae, quod - who, which, that
M. F. N.
quī
cuius
cui
quem
quō
quōrum
quibus
quōs
quae
cuius
cui
quam
quā
quārum
quibus
quās
quod
cuius
cui
quō
quae
quōrum
quibus
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Abl.
Sg.
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Abl.
Pl.

4. WHO vs. WHOM in English
“Who” is used as a subject of a relative clause
The boy who lives next door is cute.
“Who lives next door”
“Whom” is used as a direct object of a relative clause
The boy whom I like lives next door.
“I like whom”

5. Who vs. Whom in English
The person ________ is texting me right now has no idea I’m in school and must focus on this challenging lesson. ;-)
The people ___________ I most admire are my parents.
My friend, ________ you see in this picture, lives in Texas.
WHO
WHOM
WHOM

6. This is the woman who began the war.
The Relative Pronoun
This is the woman quae bellum incepit.
who
This is the woman who began the war.