GrammarYears 5–6Sentence Structure

Relative clauses

Use relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that, or an implied relative pronoun

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    A relative clause is like a secret extra detail about a person or thing. It starts with 'who', 'which' or 'that'.

  2. 2

    Which word does a relative clause often start with?

  3. 3

    Let's add a relative clause to a sentence together. Start with: 'The boy is my friend.'

  4. 4

    Build a sentence: 'The cat' + 'which is fluffy' + 'is sleeping.'

  5. 5

    Which sentence has a relative clause?

  6. 6

    Now try making your own: 'The teacher' + 'who is kind' + 'helped me.'

  7. 7

    What does a relative clause do?

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