Relative Pronoun
Relative Pronoun
Relative Pronoun
Pronouns are words that stand in for a noun. Instead of writing this:
Susan rode Susan’s bike to the park.
We could use pronouns and write this:
She rode her bike to the park.
She and her are some of the personal pronouns we often use.
While we use personal pronouns the most, there are also other types of
pronouns. Let’s take a closer look at relative pronouns.
Remember to use who, whose, and whom with proper nouns or names.
Sparky, who helps the men at Fire Station 24, rides on the fire truck.
Mrs. Sampson is the teacher whom everyone likes.
Use the relative pronouns that and which when talking about things or animals.
What about the rest of the sentence? Sam returned the bike.
Is this a complete thought? Yes. Could that stand alone? Yes.
So the words that he had borrowed are dependent on the rest of the sentence,
Sam returned the bike, to make sense. Therefore, that he had borrowed is a
dependent clause that begins with a relative pronoun.
1. Mars, which is the largest planet, is often called the red planet.
6. Mrs. Thompson, whom all the children like, will be the story leader.
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Activity D: That or who? Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronoun.
1. My brother, _______ likes to build model ships, won the boat-building contest.
Activity A
5. Which two relative pronouns are used when talking about things?
that and which
Activity B
1. Mars, which is the largest planet, is often called the red planet.
2. Dad flew the kite that I had built.
3. The neighbor, who lives behind us, mows our lawn.
4. The boat that has the yellow stripe is my favorite.
5. The children whose desks are neat will go to recess first.
6. Mrs. Thompson, whom all the children like, will be the story leader.
Activity C
Activity D:
1. My brother, who likes to build model ships, won the boat building contest.