Relative Pronouns (GG.7-8)

Relative Pronouns

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Relative Pronouns

• Relative pronouns join dependent clauses to independent clauses.

• A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause that describes a noun or pronoun.

• The relative pronouns are who, whoever, whose, whom, whomever, which, and that.​

Relative Pronouns

• The relative pronouns who and whom give information about people.

• To figure out whether to use who or whom, restate the relative clause with a personal pronoun.

  • If the clause uses a subject pronoun (he, she, or they), use who.

  • If the clause uses an object pronoun (him, her, or them), use whom.

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The woman who lives next door grows tomatoes in her garden.

• She lives next door.

Peter, whom you met yesterday, has four younger brothers.

• You met him yesterday.

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.

Team Lions students _____ attend Working Lunches have the opportunity to finish up late assignments!

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.

Mrs. Demarzo consulted an astrologer _____ she met in Seattle.

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.

Students ____ study hard get good grades.

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.

The students, four of _______ are on Team Lynx, were called to the office.

• who

• whom

Relative Pronouns

• ​The relative pronoun that gives necessary information about things.

• Necessary information narrows down what you're talking about and is not set off by commas.

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We walked to a park that has a tire swing.

• The information narrows down which park we walked to. It is necessary.

Relative Pronouns

• ​The relative pronoun which adds unnecessary information about things.

• This extra information does not narrow down what you're talking about. It is always set off by commas.

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We walked to Glendale Park, which has a tire swing.

• The information is extra. It does not narrow down which park we walked to.

Relative Pronouns

• ​​The relative pronoun whose shows possession.​

  • Emily, whose hair is quite long, likes wearing braids.

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• Do not confuse whose with who's. Who's is a contraction for who is or who has. It does not show possession.​

  • Emily, who's quite tall, can reach the top shelf.

    • Emily, who is quite tall, can reach the top shelf.

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Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.

The student ______ answer was wrong turned bright red.

• that

• whom

• who's

• whose

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.

The cookies ____ you baked are really delicious.

• that

• whom

• why

• who

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.

Billy, _____ book was in the Lost and Found, fell behind on his literature study.

• that

• whom

• who's

• whose

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.

The boy ________ mother overslept was late for school.

• that

• whom

• who's

• whose

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.

Jack ordered the meal _____ we picked up.

• whoever

• that

• which

• whose

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.

The movie, ____ we saw last week, won three awards.

• whoever

• that

• which

• whose