Relative Clauses - Year 5 English Homework

A relative clause...

• is when you related something to something else, such as 'as fast as a cheetah'.

• is a piece of punctuation.

• can be used to give additional information about a noun.

Miss Lee and Miss Carpenter, ________ are the school receptionists, can be found in the open and organised main office.

• Who

• Which

• Where

Which relative clauses would work in this sentence:

Miss Mullard, _____________________, spent the weekend reading and cuddling her dog ________________.

• who is a student teacher.

• which is a student teacher.

• that she loves greatly.

• what she loves greatly.

Miss Homer, (a)   is of one of my teachers, has guinea pigs in her classroom.

What relative pronoun should you use?

A relative pronoun is...

• a word that introduces a relative clause, and usually comes after a noun.

• is a pronoun about someone specifically related to you.

• a really good noun.

• a word that introduces a relative clause, and usually comes after an adjective.

Spot the relative clause:

My daughter’s hair is very curly, which makes it hard to brush.

(a)  

Spot the relative clause:

Ben, who has brown hair, likes to play computer games.

(a)  

Spot the relative clause:

The lady by the piano is a musician, who likes to give music lessons.

(a)  

Spot the relative clause:

Miss Mullard loves coffee that is sweet.

(a)  

Which of the words below are relative pronouns?

• Who

• That

• What

• Which

• Why