Relative pronouns

Open Ended

What do you call a bear with no teeth?

Open Ended

I don’t cry when you cut me, but you do. What am I?

Open Ended

I am always in front of you, but you can’t see me. What am I?

Open Ended

What’s tall when it’s young but short when it’s old?

Open Ended

What is orange, wears a green hat, and sounds like a parrot?

To identify WHAT are the RELATIVE PRONOUNS in order to give more information about people or things.

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OBJECTIVE

​WHAT ARE RELATIVE PRONOUNS?

Relative pronouns are words that are used to join to clauses.
The most common are:
who
whom
whose
which
that
Where

We use who in relative clauses to refer to people

The man who was driving the car was my uncle.

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​WHO

• Who/Whom: Used to refer to people. "Who" is a subject, and "whom" is an object.

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WHOM -WHO

THAT
Can be used to refer to both people and things. It is often used in place of "who" or "which."

The book that I'm reading is very interesting.

Used to refer to a place.

​The store where I bought my shoes is now closed

​WHERE

to indicate possession by people and animals.

​The house, whose roof is red, is for sale.

​WHOSE

to refer to animals and to things.

Spaghetti, which we eat at least twice a week, is one of my family’s favorite meals.

​WHICH

Multiple Choice

My cousin works for a company _________ sells laptops.

• where

• whose

• that

Multiple Choice

Which one refers to people?

• what

• where

• who-whom

• whose