Relative Pronoun Mastery

Combine the following sentences using a relative pronoun: 'The book is on the table.' 'I want to read it.'

• The book that I want to read is on the table.

• The book I want to read is on the table.

• The book is on the table that I want to read.

• The book is on the table, and I want to read it.

Identify the relative pronoun in the following sentence: 'The person who called you is waiting outside.'

• which

• whom

• that

• who

Correctly punctuate the following restrictive relative clause: 'The girl that won the competition is my friend.'

• The girl who won the competition, is my friend.

• The girl who won the competition is my friend.

• The girl, that won the competition, is my friend.

• The girl which won the competition is my friend.

Transform the sentence 'The car is broken. We need to fix it.' using a relative pronoun.

• The car, who is broken, needs to be fixed.

• The car is broken, we need to fix it.

• The car, broken, needs to be fixed.

• The car, which is broken, needs to be fixed.

Differentiate between a restrictive and non-restrictive relative clause with examples.

• Restrictive relative clauses provide additional information and are separated by commas.

• Non-restrictive relative clauses are essential and not separated by commas.

• Restrictive relative clauses are essential and not separated by commas, while non-restrictive relative clauses provide additional information and are separated by commas.

• Restrictive relative clauses are always separated by commas.

Combine the sentences 'She is my sister.' 'She lives in New York.' using a relative pronoun.

• She lives in New York who is my sister.

• She is my sister who lives in New York.

• She who is my sister lives in New York.

• She is my sister and lives in New York.

Identify the relative pronoun in the sentence: 'The house where I grew up is now for sale.'

• where

• when

• why

• who

Correctly punctuate the following non-restrictive relative clause: 'My brother, who is a doctor, lives in Chicago.'

• My brother, who is a doctor, lives in Chicago.

• My brother who is a doctor, lives in Chicago

• My brother who is a doctor lives in Chicago.

• My brother who is a doctor lives in Chicago

Transform the sentence 'The dog is barking. It is annoying.' using a relative pronoun.

• The dog that is barking is annoying.

• The dog that barks is annoying.

• The dog who is barking is annoying.

• The dog barking is annoying.

Explain the difference between 'who' and 'whom' in relative pronouns.

• Whom is used in formal writing, while who is used in informal writing.

• Who is used for inanimate objects, while whom is used for people.

• 'Who' is used as the subject of a verb, while 'whom' is used as the object of a verb or preposition.

• Who is used in questions, while whom is used in statements.