Relative Pronouns

Forms

SINGPluralMFNMFNNomQuiQuaeQuodQuiQuae QuaeGenCuiusCuiusCuiusQuorumQuarumQuorumDatCuiCuiCuiQuibusQuibusQuibusAccQuemQuamQuodQuosQuasQuaeAblQuoQuaQuoQuibusQuibusQuibus

Forms The Relative Pronoun SongQui, Quae, Quod,Qui, Quae, Quae,Cuius, Cuius, CuiusQuorum, Quarum, QuorumFirst theres Cui and then theres QuibusQuem, Quam, Quod and Quos, Quas, QuaeQuo, Qua, Quo and then theres QuibusNow were done

Relative PronounsWords that introduce a relative clause:WhoWhichWhatThatWhoseTo whomBy Whom, etc.

Relative Pronoun UseUsed in a relative clauseA relative clause is always a dependent clause You can remove the relative clause and still have a complete sentence.A relative clause acts as an adjective it describes a noun or noun substitute in the main sentence. We call this an adjectival clause.The noun the clause modifies is called the antecedent.Example: The boy who lived in the house is good.

Relative Pronoun UseExample: The boy who lived in the house is good.Lets look more closely:Who lived in the house is a dependent clause. Who lived in the house describes boy.Who lived in the house begins with a relative pronoun. Who lived in the house is a relative clause.What is the antecedent?

Nunc, LatinaThe relative pronoun agreement is not quite like an adjective agreement:

- The relative pronoun agrees with the antecedent in gender and number.- The relative pronoun takes its case from the clause in which it is used.

Nunc, LatinePuer qui in casa habitavit est bonus.The relative pronoun agrees with the antecedent in gender and number.- Puer is the antecedent, so the relative pronoun is masculine and singular.

The relative pronoun takes its case from the clause in which it is used.Who is the subject of the clause, so the relative pronoun is nominative.

Lets Sing Again!Qui, Quae, Quod,Qui, Quae, Quae,Cuius, Cuius, CuiusQuorum, Quarum, QuorumFirst theres Cui and then theres QuibusQuem, Quam, Quod and Quos, Quas, QuaeQuo, Qua, Quo and then theres QuibusNow were done