Relative Pronouns

A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a relative clause. Relative pronouns “relate” to the word that it modifies or describes. We use relative pronouns after a noun to make it clear which person or thing we are talking about. There are five relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that. NOT ES

Who is generally only used for people. Look at the following examples. The girl is in 3rd grade. She won the poster contest. The girl who won the poster contest is in 3rd grade. he / she = who NOT ES

Meg is a girl. Meg likes ice cream. We can use a relative pronoun to make the sentences above into one sentence. Meg is a girl who likes ice cream.

Raise your hand to identify the relative pronoun found in the sentences below. Josh is a boy who loves to paint. He likes to stay inside when it is raining and draw and paint all day long.

Raise your hand to identify the relative pronoun found in the sentences below. Josh is a boy who loves to paint. He likes to stay inside when it is raining and draw and paint all day long. Who is the relative pronouns describing the boy. Who begins the relative clause “who loves to paint”.

Whom is generally only used for people. Whom is not used very often. “Whom” is more formal than “who” and is often omitted when speaking. Examples: She had three children. All of them went to Georgia Southern University. She had three children, all of whom went to Georgia Southern University. Him / her / them = whom NOT ES

Model Mr. Potter is the teacher ____________ likes coffee. Guided Practice Mandy is the girl with _____________ I play softball. Jordan, _______ is now seven, just had a birthday. Work Session who whom who whom who

Create your own sentences with who and whom. Ask a friend what they like to do. Then use that information to write your own sentence with who or whom. For example: Rachel is my friend. She likes to ice skate. Rachel is my friend who likes to ice skate.

Whose is the only relative pronoun to show possession or ownership! Look at the following examples. The man whose briefcase is on the seat left in a hurry. The woman whose hair was in a mess is in the restroom. NOT ES

Model Students ____________ parents are here get a homework pass. Guided Practice Lance and Davion are the boys _____________ went to the office for a prize. The police are looking for the car _________ owner ran the stop sign and caused the crash. who whose whose who whose

Find My Mistake Activity You are the teacher. You are checking behind a new student teacher who has just checked a recent quiz. Is the student teacher correct? 1.The man who has on the sunglasses is my father. 2.The boy whose phone just rang is my brother. 3.The woman whose has on the red scarf is my mother. Go to the next slide to see if you are correct.

Find My Mistake Activity You are the teacher. You are checking behind a new student teacher who has just checked a recent quiz. Is the student teacher correct? 1.The man who has on the sunglasses is my father. 2.The boy whose phone just rang is my brother. 3.The woman whose has on the red scarf is my mother. The student teacher didn’t check number 3 correctly. It should say “The woman who has on the red scarf is my mother.”

Which tells more about things. It is used when the clause added is unnecessary or nonessential to the sentences understanding. Notice the comma before the word which. Look at the following examples. Jacob went to the movies, which started at three o’clock. Tia ate a chocolate covered donut, which is full of sugar. NOT ES

That tells more about people or things. It is used when the clause added is necessary or essential to the sentence. Since the clause is essential, no comma is necessary. Examples: The pants that Tobi wore are too short. Lyra can not eat foods that contain too much sugar. NOT ES

Model The woman _______ interviewed you is my boss. Guided Practice She is wearing the kind of dress _________my mother would approve of. The couch, __________________ is by the wall, needs repairing. Work Session who which who that that which who that which

Model Reece’s dog, _______________ is a poodle, has a cute pink bow in its hair. Guided Practice The police caught the thief _______ had been robbing houses in the neighborhood. This is Mr. Carswell, _____________ you met last night at the Christmas party. Gioia completed each problem _______ the teacher asked. Work Session who whom that which which who whom who whom that which that

Let’s review!!! What are relative pronouns? How many can you name? Opening

Red Light / Green Light Activity You need fingers for this activity! Raise your pointer finger if you think that the sentence is correct, and two fingers if you believe that the sentence is incorrect. 1.This is the man which broke the window. 2.Katie is the only student who made an “A” on the test. 3.The house that is for sale has two bedrooms. 4.We had pizza, that is my favorite meal. 5.The little girl who won the spelling bee is pictured in the newspaper. Now, let’s review!!!

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