Relative phrases and clauses

What is a relative clause?

• Gives information to a previously mentioned noun or pronoun within a sentence

• words that introduces a dependent clause and connects it to an independent clause

• Dependent clauses that modifies nouns or verb phrase

• words that can be used to join sentences or clauses and to add more information about time, location and reason

What are relative pronouns?

• Dependent clauses that modifies nouns or verb phrase

• words that introduces a dependent clause and connects it to an independent clause

• words that can be used to join sentences or clauses and to add more information about time, location and reason

• Contains

  a subject

  +

  a verb

Which is a huge tip to identify/create relative clause?

• Contains

  a subject

  +

  a verb

• Gives interesting information

• Does not contain

  a subject and a verb

• Always starts with a relative pronoun

Which of the answers are relative pronouns?

• Why

• Who

• Where

• That

Which of the answers are relative adverbs?

• Why

• Who

• Where

• That

What are the two types of Relative Clauses?

• Defining

• Pronouns

• Adverbs

• Non-defining

Which statement is correct for Defining Relative Clause?

• Defining relative clause provides necessary information

• Defining relative clause must be separated by commas

• Defining relative clause provides interesting information

• Defining relative clause must not be separated by commas

Choose the correct answer

To _____ did you gave my poetry book?

• who

• whose

• which

• whom

Choose the correct answer

The school opened an after school club for students _____ parents worked late.

• who

• whose

• which

• whom

Identify the defining relative clauses below

• The big car is mine

• These beautiful flowers are for my mom.

• Let's go to a theme park where there are lots of rollercoasters.

• My mum, who has been baking for years, made us cupcakes.