Complex Sentences and Clauses
Students learn that a complex sentence has a main clause that can stand alone and a subordinate clause that cannot, joined by a…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 20 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Students learn that a relative clause adds information about a noun and starts with a relative pronoun such as who, which or that. They choose who for people and which for things, find the relative clause in a sentence, combine two sentences into one and write their own sentences with relative clauses.
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Completed: Relative Clauses: who, which and that
5th Grade students (typically ages 10–11) working on sentences & clauses. It is pitched at level 2 · standard; an easier version and a harder version are linked above.
Yes. The PDF includes a full answer sheet with model answers and success criteria where there is more than one good answer. You can also view the answers online.
About 25 minutes for 18 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.
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Try Sentence Openers: Varying How Sentences Begin.
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Ask: is the noun a person or a thing? Then choose your relative pronoun.
A relative clause adds information about a noun. It starts with a relative pronoun: who (people), which (things and animals) or that (people or things).
Circle the word that fits.
Write the relative clause from each sentence. Start with the relative pronoun.
Preview — the PDF contains the full resource and answer sheet.
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