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Relative Clauses: Clauses That Describe

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 9-10
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  1. In 'The farmer who grew these apples smiled,' which noun does the clause 'who grew these apples' describe?

    • the apples
    • the smile
    • the farmer

  2. Here is a sentence: 'The girl who was singing smiled at me.' Which part is the relative clause?

    • smiled at me
    • who was singing
    • The girl who

  3. Choose the relative pronoun: 'The chef ___ cooked dinner is famous.'

    • who
    • which
    • where

  4. A relative clause can often begin with 'that' instead of 'who' or 'which'.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Choose the right word: 'Do you know the reason ___ the shop closed early?'

    • why
    • where
    • who

  6. In 'The girl who's cat is missing is sad,' the word who's is used correctly.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Combine these two sentences using a relative clause: 'The robot beeped. The robot had a silver head.'

    • The robot, which had a silver head, beeped.
    • The robot beeped, which had a silver head and.
    • The robot who had a silver head beeped it.

  8. Combine these two sentences using a relative clause: 'We visited the town. I was born in the town.'

    • We visited the town, which I was born in it.
    • Where I was born, we visited the town.
    • We visited the town where I was born.

  9. Which sentence has a relative clause you could take away, because it only adds extra detail?

    • The boy who lives next door is older than me.
    • The shoes that have mud on them go outside.
    • My brother, who lives in Leeds, is older than me.

  10. Which sentence uses commas correctly?

    • Gran's house which has a blue door, is on our street.
    • Gran's house, which has a blue door, is on our street.
    • Gran's house, which has a blue door is on our street.
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  1. the farmer · The clause sits right after 'farmer' and tells you more about the farmer, so it describes the farmer.
  2. who was singing · The relative clause is 'who was singing'. It starts with who and describes the girl.
  3. who · Chef is a person, so the clause uses 'who'.
  4. True · 'The book that I read' means the same as 'The book which I read'.
  5. why · The word reason pairs with why: 'the reason why the shop closed early'.
  6. False · The cat belongs to the girl, so the sentence needs whose. Who's means who is, and 'who is cat' makes no sense.
  7. The robot, which had a silver head, beeped. · 'Which had a silver head' slots in right after 'robot' to describe it, with nothing extra added.
  8. We visited the town where I was born. · The town is a place, so 'where I was born' slots in right after it, at the end of the sentence this time.
  9. My brother, who lives in Leeds, is older than me. · You can remove 'who lives in Leeds' and the sentence still works. The other two clauses tell you exactly which boy or which shoes, so they cannot come out.
  10. Gran's house, which has a blue door, is on our street. · The clause 'which has a blue door' adds extra detail, so it needs a comma on each side.
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