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King Arthur/Relatives
Wenn Du etwas näher erklären willst, kannst du einen Relativsatz verwenden. Er wird innerhalb des Satzes eingeschoben und durch ein Relativpronomen (Relative Pronoun) eingeleitet:
Lancelot lived in Camelot. Lancelot is a knight.
Lancelot who lived in Camelot is a knight.
Relativsätze werden mit den Pronomen who (bei Personen), bzw. which (bei Sachen) gebildet. Die Word Order S - V - O gilt auch im Relativsatz.
See also: relative pronouns
Interactive exercises
Definitions - Names and Places
Move the words into the gaps:
1. King Arthur is a king lived in the 4th or 5th century and sword 'Excalibur' could do magic.
2. He had a famous sword was called 'Excalibur'.
3. He had found it in a stone Merlin was a magician had put it.
4. Arthur was just a boy was the only one able to pull it out of the stone.
5. After Arthur had become king he lived in Camelot is a legendary castle somewhere on the west coast.
6. There he held parties at his Round Table all of his knights took part.
whowhosewhichwherewhichwhowherewho
The Holy Grail
Put in who, which, whose or where.
1. The knights of the 'Round Table' followed Arthur everywhere often went on 'Quests.
2. One of these adventures was about saving young girls from dragons still existed then.
3. An old man daughter was missing asked the knights to look for her.
4. In the 'Quest for the Holy Grail' the knights were looking for a cup had belonged to Jesus.
5. The owner of the Holy Grail power was extraordinary would live forever!
6. This quest was, however, not successful and the place the Grail is hidden has never been found.
Contact Clauses
Contact clauses sind Relativsätze, in denen man das Relativpronomen einfach weglassen kann:
- The sword
whichArthur took out of the stone became king.
- Look! Here’s Arthur
whothe Britons accepted as their king.
- Folgt nach who/which/that ein Name, Nomen oder ein Pronomen, darf man das Relativpronomen weglassen.
- Folgt nach who/which/that ein Verb, ist das Relativpronomen notwendig!
Camelot
Move the words into the gaps. If no relative pronoun is necessary, use Ø!
1. No one knows the location of Camelot was Arthur famous legendary castle.
2. It was a place people have never found and won't probably never discover.
3. The castle was on an island off the coast could only be reached on a dangerous bridge.
4. In the great hall there was a table Arthur had built himself.
5. This table diameter (=Umfang) had space for 144 knights showed that all knights had the same rights.
6. Lancelot was the knight Guinivere was Arthur's wife liked best.
whichØwhosewhoØwhichØ
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