EnglishYear 5Grammar & Punctuation

Use relative clauses

Use relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that and use of an omitted relative pronoun

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    A relative clause is like a secret extra bit of information tucked into a sentence.

  2. 2

    What does a relative clause do?

  3. 3

    Tap the words that make the relative clause in this sentence: 'The boy, who loves pizza, is my friend.'

  4. 4

    Let's build a sentence with a relative clause together!

  5. 5

    Which sentence has a relative clause?

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    Now you try! Add a relative clause to this sentence: 'The cake is on the table.' Use the word 'which'.

  7. 7

    Which word often starts a relative clause when talking about a person?

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