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Relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that

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A relative clause tells which one. Use who for a person, never which, and that for a thing: the girl who sings, the box that she opened.

  1. Example 1Underline the relative clause.

    The frogs that catch the dragonflies are green.

    The frogs that catch the dragonflies are green.

1 / 10 L07Underline the relative clause.

The kittens that the puppy chases are soft.

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Year 5 · Relative clauses

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Example · Underline the relative clause.The frogs that catch the dragonflies are green.
Example · Choose the relative pronoun.The boy ____ digs holes is dirty. (who / which)The boy who digs holes is dirty.
Example · Join the two sentences with "that", putting the first inside the second.The rabbit sniffs the carrot. The rabbit is brown.The rabbit that sniffs the carrot is brown.
Example · Correct the relative pronoun.The girl which rides the train buys the ticket.The girl who rides the train buys the ticket. or The girl that rides the train buys the ticket.
  1. Underline the relative clause.The kittens that the puppy chases are soft.
  2. Underline the relative clause.The players who score goals are tired.
  3. Underline the relative clause.The grass that the goat eats is green.
  4. Choose the relative pronoun.The nurse ____ helps the doctor is kind. (which / who)
  5. Choose the relative pronoun.The doors ____ the painter paints are open. (that / who)
  6. Choose the relative pronoun.The girl ____ shares the cookies is hungry. (who / which)
  7. Join the two sentences with "who", putting the first inside the second.The bakers bake bread. The bakers are tired.
  8. Join the two sentences with "who", putting the first inside the second.The boys climb the tree. The boys are scared.
  9. Correct the relative pronoun.The baker which bakes bread is tired.
  10. Correct the relative pronoun.The baker which bakes bread is sick.
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Year 5 · Relative clauses · answer key

Joined sentences are models: another way that says each thing once is right too.

  1. that the puppy chases
  2. who score goals
  3. that the goat eats
  4. who
  5. that
  6. who
  7. The bakers who bake bread are tired.
  8. The boys who climb the tree are scared.
  9. The baker who bakes bread is tired. or The baker that bakes bread is tired.
  10. The baker who bakes bread is sick. or The baker that bakes bread is sick.
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