1. who, whose, whom, which, that
RELATIVE
PRONOUNS
who, whose, whom, which, that
An informative presentation that provides ample practice for students to fully understand and use relative pronouns correctly.

2. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
Example: The kittens ate their food.
They ate their food.

3. What is a relative pronoun?
A relative pronoun links and introduces a relative clause to another part of a sentence.
They relate back to something or someone else.
Example: Jane, who visits frequently, did not come today.

4. What are the relative pronouns?
Who
Example: Caroline, who loves to read, picked out her book.

5. What are the relative pronouns?
Whose
Example: The boy whose dog was loose ran quickly away.

6. What are the relative pronouns?
Whom
Example: The teacher chose someone whom she thought was responsible.

7. What are the relative pronouns?
That
Example: Davis did all the homework that his teacher assigned to him.

8. What are the relative pronouns?
Which
Example: The homework, which was hard, took two hours to complete.

9. When should you use each?
Who
Whom
Which
That
Whose
People
Things or Ideas
People, Things, or Ideas

10. Who or Whom?
We use who to replace the pronouns: I, she, he, we, and they.
Ex: This is the woman who jumped in the pool.
(She jumped in the pool.)

11. Who or Whom?
We use whom to replace the pronouns: me, her, him, us, them.
Ex: They have found the woman whom escaped.
(They have found her.)

12. The book ______ I got from the library is due tomorrow.
Try Some!
The book ______ I got from the library is due tomorrow.
a. whom
b. whose
c. that

13. We walked past the house in _____ I grew up.
Try Some!
We walked past the house in _____ I grew up.
a. which
b. whose
c. that

14. The man ______ restaurant burned down was very sad.
Try Some!
The man ______ restaurant burned down was very sad.
a. which
b. whose
c. that

15. The family ______ lives next door needs a babysitter.
Try Some!
The family ______ lives next door needs a babysitter.
a. which
b. who
c. whom

16. Try Some! My teacher, ____ I respect, retired last year. a. whom
b. whose
c. that

17. Relative Pronouns can also combine sentences
Example: I told Mary. Mary then told Martha.
Use the relative pronoun who to combine the sentences:
I told Mary, who then told Martha.

18. Relative Pronouns can also combine sentences
Example: The singer was very talented. The singer won the contest.
Use the relative pronoun who to combine the sentences:
The singer who was very talented won the contest.

19. Relative Pronouns can also combine sentences
Example: Spiders build beautiful webs. They eat the flies they catch.
Use the relative pronoun which to combine the sentences:
Spiders, which build beautiful webs, eat the flies they catch.

20. Partner Work I ride a bicycle to school. It is very old. (that)
With a partner, use the relative pronoun in parentheses to combine each sentence below on a sheet of paper.
I ride a bicycle to school. It is very old. (that)
Mrs. Bush teachers second grade. Her daughter also teaches here. (whose)
Last summer they traveled to Rome. Rome is in Italy. (which)
The young girl lives next door. She rode her bike. (who)

21. Ticket out the door Summarizer
On your paper or card, write 3 relative pronouns. Then, write a sentence using each of the relative pronouns you have chosen.

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