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Partizipialkonstruktionen - Participle Constructions, Partizipien anstatt Relativsätze

Partizipialsätze können Relativsätze ersetzen. Der Relativsatz muss dabei aber mit „who, which“ oder „that“ eingeleitet sein. Welches Partizip man verwendet, um den Relativsatz zu ersetzen, hängt davon ab, ob der Satz im Aktiv oder Passiv steht.

Beispiel - Aktiv:

The lady who was sitting on the bench was Mrs. Simons. (Relativsatz Aktiv)
Die Dame, die auf der Bank saß, war Frau Simons.

Partizipialsatz:

In Aktivsätzen wird das Present Participle verwendet.

The lady sitting on the bench was Mrs. Simons.

• who was sitting = sitting

Beispiel- Passiv:

Have you ever eaten strawberries that were grown in California?
Hast du je Erdbeeren gegessen, die in Kalifornien angebaut werden?

Partizipialsatz (Passiv):
In Passivsätzen wird das Past Participle verwendet.

Have you ever eaten Strawberries grown in California?
Hast du je in Kalifornien angebaute Erdbeeren gegessen?

• that were grown = grown

Übung:

She spoke to the children who were playing on the floor.

Illegal immigrants that are caught by the US Border Patrol are sent back.

Mrs. Smith sat in the bus that was taking her back to Los Angeles.

The lady who was hurt in the accident was Mrs. Smith.

Lösung:

She spoke to the children playing on the floor.

Illegal immigrants caught by the US Border Patrol are sent back.

Mrs. Smith sat in the bus taking her back to Los Angeles.

The lady hurt in the accident was Mrs. Smith.