Relative Clauses

Which sentence contains a defining relative clause?

• A. The car, which is red, is parked outside.

• B. The student who studies hard will succeed.

• C. My friend, who lives in London, is visiting.

• D. The cake, which is delicious, was made by Mary.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which relative pronoun correctly completes the sentence: "The house _____ I grew up in is being sold"?

• A. which

• B. who

• C. where

• D. whose

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Identify the non-defining relative clause in the following sentence: "My cat, which is very lazy, sleeps all day."

• A. My cat

• B. which is very lazy

• C. sleeps all day

• D. My cat sleeps all day

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence correctly uses a non-defining relative clause?

• A. The book that you lent me was fascinating.

• B. My sister who lives in Canada is visiting.

• C. The building where I work is very old.

• D. My uncle, who is a doctor, lives in Paris.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which relative pronoun correctly completes the sentence: "This is the student _____ project won the competition"?

• A. who

• B. whom

• C. whose

• D. which

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Choose the sentence with the defining relative clause:

• A. The park, which has many trees, is beautiful.

• B. The teacher who teaches math is very strict.

• C. My brother, who is taller than me, plays basketball.

• D. The river, which flows through the city, is polluted.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In which sentence can the relative pronoun "that" be replaced by "which" without changing the meaning?

• A. The book that I read was thrilling.

• B. The man that you saw is my uncle.

• C. The day that we met was special.

• D. The place that we visited was amazing.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Identify the defining relative clause in the sentence: "The person who called me was my old friend."

• A. The person

• B. who called me

• C. was my old friend

• D. The person was my old friend

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which relative pronoun correctly completes the sentence: "Do you know the woman _____ is talking to Mr. Smith"?

• A. which

• B. who

• C. whose

• D. whom

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Choose the sentence that does NOT contain a relative clause:

• A. The teacher who is very kind helped me.

• B. I have a friend who lives in Japan.

• C. The book which you gave me is interesting.

• D. She is the best dancer in the class.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B