Relative Adverbs Lesson

Relative Pronouns and Adverbs

After this lesson you will be able to explain different things and making riddles using Relative pronouns and adverbs.

(In your notes) Try to finish these rules using when, which, that, who, whose, where:

• We use _______or that for people.

• We use _______ or ________ for things.

• We use ______ for possessions (things we have or own).

• We use ________ for places.

• We use _________ for times.

Correct your rules, if necessary.

• We use who or that for people.

• We use which or that for things.

• We use whose for possessions (things we have or own).

• We use where for places.

• We use when for times.

Why do you need to know this?

I always ask you to write longer sentences, so

• There's a vending machine. It sells frozen food. (Two short sentences)

• There's a vending machine that sells frozen food. (One decent sentence)

• There's my neighbour. We found his dog.

• There's my neighbour whose dog we found.

• I want to show you the house where I was born.

Sometimes we can leave out that, who or which.

If who, that and which are followed by a noun or pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, they), we can skip that, who, which. Look at the example.

Multiple Choice

We didn't enjoy the play _______________ we went to see.

• that

• why

• where

• water

Multiple Choice

That's the girl _____________ brother sits next to me in class.

• which

• that

• who

• whose

Multiple Choice

Midnight is the time _____________ the date changes.

• where

• that

• when

• walrus

Multiple Choice

I don't believe the story _____________ she told us.

• who

• where

• that

• why

Multiple Choice

2001 was the year _______________ the new century began.

• when

• where

• which

• that

Multiple Choice

The apple fell on the ground. The apple was dirty.

• The apple which fell on the ground was dirty.

• The apple who fell on the ground was dirty.

• The apple whose fell on the ground was dirty.

• The apple dirty dirty who who where ground

Multiple Choice

The old man stole my shoes. He has a red hat.

• The old man who has a red hat stole my shoes.

• The old man which has a red hat stole my shoes.

• The old man whose red hat stole my shoes.

• The red hat who has shoes stole me red hat.

Multiple Choice

The couple _____________ cat is 9 kilograms doesn't have children.

• who

• which

• whose

• that

Multiple Choice

The tree ___________ was hit by a car fell down.

• whose

• who

• that

• where

Multiple Choice

This is the phone ____________ my mother gave me.

• who

• which

• whose

• where

Multiple Choice

I had a conversation with the man __________ lives next door.

• where

• whose

• that

• where

Multiple Choice

The woman ________ sold me my phone was friendly.

• which

• whose

• who

• where

Multiple Choice

Can you leave out the relative pronoun in this sentence: "Bill Bryson is someone who enjoys telling funny stories."

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Can you leave out the relative pronoun in this sentence? "Cookie Crisp" is a cereal which you can buy in America."

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Can you leave out the relative pronoun in this sentence? "Here are pizzas that are for breakfast."

• Yes

• No

Try to guess!

This is a boomerang which doesn't come back. (look at the picture)