1. que quien lo que

2. No es lo que dije… Lo que me gusta de Highlands es

3. Que, quien, quienes, lo que Apuntes…

4. que = that/ who –not optional like in English

5. quien = who- switch to quien (quienes, if plural) after 1. a preposition(de, por, para,a, etc) 2. after a comma (set off by comma for extra info)

6. Lo que = what, when what is not a question ( “that which”) “What I don’t understand is…” I didn’t hear what you said.. You know what we need to practice…

7. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3.1-7 In both English and Spanish, relative pronouns (pronombres relativos) are used to combine two sentences or clauses that share a common element, such as a noun or pronoun. Study this diagram.

8. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3.1-8

9. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3.1-9 Spanish has three frequently-used relative pronouns. ¡Atención! Even though interrogative words (qué, quién, etc.) always carry an accent, relative pronouns never carry a written accent.

10. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3.1-10 Que is the most frequently used relative pronoun. It can refer to things or to people. Unlike its English counterpart, that, que is never omitted.

11. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3.1-11 The relative pronoun quien refers only to people, and is often used after a preposition or the personal a. Quien has only two forms: quien (singular) and quienes (plural).

12. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3.1-12 Quien(es) is occasionally used instead of que in clauses set off by commas.

13. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3.1-13 Unlike que and quien(es), lo que doesn’t refer to a specific noun. It refers to an idea, a situation, or a past event and means what, that which, or the thing that.