Understanding Relative Clauses

The video tutorial explains relative clauses, a type of dependent clause that starts with a relative pronoun like 'who', 'that', or 'which'. It uses examples such as 'the boy who lived' and 'a store that sells ice cream' to illustrate how relative clauses function within sentences. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of identifying these clauses to understand sentence structure better.

What is a relative clause?

• A clause that can stand alone as a sentence

• A clause that is always at the end of a sentence

• A clause that starts with a relative pronoun

• A clause that describes a verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Which of the following is a relative pronoun?

• If

• Who

• But

• And

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In the sentence 'The boy who lived', what does 'who lived' describe?

• The pronoun

• The verb

• The sentence

• The boy

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

What is the role of 'that' in the sentence 'We need to find a store that sells ice cream'?

• It is an adjective

• It is the main verb

• It is a conjunction

• It is a relative pronoun

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Why can't 'that sells the new ice cream' stand alone as a sentence?

• It is too short

• It is a dependent clause

• It lacks a verb

• It lacks a subject

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'The woman who always wore a red hat came into the cafe', what is the main action?

• Always wearing

• Wearing a red hat

• Coming into the cafe

• Being a woman

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the purpose of a relative clause in a sentence?

• To replace the subject

• To end the sentence

• To act as the main verb

• To provide additional information

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How can you identify a relative clause in a sentence?

• It always starts with 'and'

• It is always at the beginning

• It is the shortest part of the sentence

• It starts with a relative pronoun

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What should you do when you encounter a complex sentence with a relative clause?

• Identify and separate the relative clause

• Ignore the relative clause

• Rewrite the sentence

• Focus only on the main verb

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Why is it important to understand relative clauses?

• They are always at the end of a sentence

• They help in understanding sentence structure

• They are the main part of every sentence

• They replace the main verb

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B