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RELATIVE CLAUSES

ENGLISH 11. Quantifiers with Relative Pronouns

Aşağıdaki tabloda, miktar belirten ifadeler ile birlikte relative pronoun’ların kullanımına dair yapılar yer
almaktadır:

Quantifier of Relative Pronoun
all
most
one, two
some / any whom
(a) few / little (kişiler için)
several
a couple
both of which
each (cansız varlıklar ve hayvanlar için)
either
half
many whose
enough (sahiplik belirten cümleler için)
none
much
a number

Bu tür kullanımlarda, miktar belirten ifadelerin sayılabilen veya sayılamayan kelimelerle kullanılabilme kurallarını göz
önünde bulundurmak gerekmektedir.

Gabriel had a bookshelf filled with novels. Half of them were written by his favourite author.
Gabriel had a bookshelf filled with novels, half of which were written by his favourite author. Video 8.12
I had the opportunity to meet many interesting people at the conference. Most of them were experts in their fields.
I had the opportunity to meet many interesting people at the conference, most of whom were experts in their fields.

I visited Linda’s beautiful garden. Some of its flowers were in full bloom, presenting a colourful display.
I visited Linda’s beautiful garden, some of whose flowers were in full bloom, presenting a colourful display.

12. Cleft Sentences

Türkçede bölünmüş cümleler olarak adlandırılan “cleft sentences”, cümledeki belirli bir kelimeyi veya ögeyi vurgulamak
için kullanılır. Bu vurgulamayı yapabilmek için cümleyi bir “relative clause” ile beraber yeniden ifade etmek gerekir. “Cleft
sentence”larda cümle genellikle “it” ile başlatılıp ardından bir “relative clause” yapısı getirilir.

Vurgulanmak istenen öge, özne durumundaki bir insan olduğunda “It is / was someone who / that …”; insan
dışında bir varlık ya da durum söz konusu ise “It is / was something which / that …” kalıpları kullanılmalıdır.
Susan inspired all of her students to appreciate the beauty of classic literature.
It was Susan who / that inspired all of her students to appreciate the beauty of classic literature.

The ancient artefact was hidden deep within the cave for centuries.
It was the ancient artefact which / that was hidden deep within the cave for centuries.

Vurgulanmak istenen öge her zaman cümlenin öznesi olmayabilir. Bu tür durumlarda da yine “relative clau-
se” cümlesi kurallara uygun şekilde kullanılarak bir “cleft sentence” yapısı oluşturulabilir.

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