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Relative Clauses: who, which and that — Answers

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Relative Clauses: who, which and that — Answers

Part A: Know the rules

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).

1.We use who for people.

Answer: True

Who refers to people: the girl who sings.

2.We use which for people.

Answer: False

Which refers to things and animals, not people.

3.That can be used for people or things when there are no commas around the clause.

Answer: True

The boy that won and the cake that we baked are both correct.

4.A relative clause gives extra information about a noun.

Answer: True

It tells us more about the noun it follows.

Part B: Choose the relative pronoun

Circle the word that fits.

5.The boy (answer space) won the race was thrilled.
  1. Awho
  2. Bwhich

Answer: who

A boy is a person, so we use who.

6.The bridge (answer space) crosses the river is very old.
  1. Awho
  2. Bwhich

Answer: which

A bridge is a thing, so we use which.

7.My aunt, (answer space) lives next door, grows tomatoes.
  1. Awho
  2. Bwhich
  3. Cthat

Answer: who

An aunt is a person. With commas around the clause, we use who, not that.

8.My bike, (answer space) is very old, still works well.
  1. Awho
  2. Bwhich
  3. Cthat

Answer: which

A bike is a thing. With commas around the clause, we use which, not that.

9.The cake (answer space) we baked was delicious.
  1. Awho
  2. Bthat

Answer: that

A cake is a thing, so that fits. Who is only for people.

10.The doctor (answer space) helped me was very kind.
  1. Awhich
  2. Bthat

Answer: that

A doctor is a person. That can refer to people; which cannot.

Part C: Find the relative clause

Write the relative clause from each sentence. Start with the relative pronoun.

11.The dog that barked all night is asleep now.

Answer: that barked all night

  1. It tells us which dog.
12.My brother, who is twelve, plays the drums.

Answer: who is twelve

  1. It tells us more about my brother.
13.We visited a castle which was built long ago.

Answer: which was built long ago

  1. It tells us more about the castle.
14.The teacher who runs the choir is new.

Answer: who runs the choir

  1. It tells us which teacher.

Part D: Combine the sentences

Join each pair into one sentence using a relative clause. Use who for people and that or which for things.

15.I have a friend. My friend speaks three languages.

Answer: I have a friend who speaks three languages.

  1. Also correct: I have a friend that speaks three languages.
16.We found a shell. The shell was pink inside.

Answer: We found a shell that was pink inside.

  1. Also correct: We found a shell which was pink inside.
17.The girl is my cousin. The girl is holding the map.

Answer: The girl who is holding the map is my cousin.

  1. Also correct: The girl that is holding the map is my cousin.

Part E: Your turn

18.Your turn: write three sentences about your school or town. Use who in one, which in one and that in one. Underline each relative clause.

Model answer: The woman who runs the bakery waves to us every morning. The park, which has a big slide, is always busy. The bus that takes us to school is often late.

Success criteria:

  • Three complete sentences
  • One relative clause each with who, which and that
  • Who used for people; which used for things
  • Relative clauses underlined
  • Commas placed around a clause that adds extra information
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