Defining relative clauses

We use different different relative pronouns to refer to different people or things.

Person = who /that
Thing = which /that

Open Ended

Write down as many relative pronouns as you can. (Write it in one go)

Multiple Choice

Thank you very much for the present ______ you sent me.

• why

• where

• who

• that

Multiple Choice

A rocket is a machine _______ flies.

• where

• who

• which

• whose

Multiple Choice

Is Gary the man ___________ sister is on the TV show?

• whose

• who

• which

• that

Fill in the Blanks

The whose refers to... (Is Gary the man

sister is on the TV show?)

Multiple Choice

The building _______ I live was built in 1990s.

• whose

• where

• when

• which

We use the relative pronoun whose to talk about who owns something (possession)

Multiple Choice

Correct or Incorrect: The child who he lives near my home is Jason.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Correct or incorrect: Wendy is a student who always hugs Miss Parker.

• Incorrect

• Correct

We don't repeat the subject or object after a relative clause.

Fill in the Blanks

Challenging: The car was made in Japan. It is parked in front of the house.

We put the relative clause after the person / thing that we want to describe

The car which is parked in front of of the house was made in Japan. > We want to describe the car.

Fill in the Blanks

Challenging: Terry interviewed a designer. The designer is going to open a new shop.

(Start your answer with The designer)