Relative Clause: Who

Relative Clauses: Using "Who"

Review & Quiz

What is a relative clause?

• A relative clause is used to give extra information about the nouns without starting a new sentence.

• A relative clause begins with a relative pronoun such as who, that, and which.

The Relative Pronoun "Who"

The relative pronoun "who" replaces the subject pronouns "she, he, or they."

It describes a person or people.

How to Describe People

• One example sentence frame:

• (Name of Person), who (tell us who this person is), (after the comma tell us what this person did).

• Notice where the commas go... around the relative clause (the clause or phrase between the commas beginning with who).

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Sarah decorated the cake.

Sarah is very talented.

Use "who" to create a relative clause in the sentence.

Choose all the correct sentences.

• Sarah, who is very talented, decorated the cake.

• Sarah is very talent who decorated the cake.

• Sarah, who decorated the cake, is very talented.

• Sarah decorated the cake who is very talented.

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The runner wins a gold medal.

The runner finishes first.

Use "who" to create a relative clause in the sentence.

Choose all the correct sentences.

• The runner, who wins a gold medal, finishes first.

• The runner wins a gold medal who finishes first.

• The runner, who finishes first, wins a gold medal.

• The runner finishes first who wins a gold metal.

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Michelangelo was an artist.

He greatly influenced Western art.

Use "who" to create a relative clause in the sentence.

Choose all the correct sentences.

• Michelangelo, who was an artist, greatly influenced Western art.

• Michelangelo, who greatly influenced Western art, was an artist.

• Michelangelo was an artist who greatly influenced Western art.

• Michelangelo greatly influenced Western art who was an artist.

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Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.

Da Vinci was an Italian artist.

Use "who" to create a relative clause in the sentence.

Choose all the correct sentences.

• Da Vinci, who painted the Mona Lisa, was an Italian artist.

• Da Vinci, who was an Italian artist, painted the Mona Lisa.

• Da Vinci was an Italian artist who painted the Mona Lisa.

• Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa who was an Italian artist.

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Monet was a French painter.

Monet founded the Impressionist movement.

Use "who" to create a relative clause in the sentence.

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The Impressionists were artists.

They painted with lighter brush strokes and brighter colors.

Use "who" to create a relative clause in the sentence.

Choose all the correct sentences.

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Van Gogh painted Starry Night.

Van Gogh was an artist.,

Use "who" to create a relative clause in the sentence.

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Georgia O’Keeffe is well known for her paintings of enlarged flowers.

She was an American artist.

Use "who" to create a relative clause in the sentence.

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Picasso was an influential artist.

He co-founded the art movement known as Cubism.

Use "who" to create a relative clause in the sentence.

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Frida Kahlo painted many self-portraits.

She was a Mexican artist.

Use "who" to create a relative clause in the sentence.

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