Standard 3 - FINAL-Relative Pronouns

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

ACTIVITY
Standard 3

Curriculum Topic: Relative Pronouns (Writing)
Teaching Point/s: Identify and use relative pronouns in sentences.
Let us recap:
What is a relative pronoun?

It is a pronoun that connects a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun in a
sentence. Examples of relative pronouns: who, whom, that which, whose.

Remember:

Relative Usage Examples
Pronouns
Who Used for people (i) The woman who called yesterday, wants to
Which buy the house.
Used for things and (i) Did you see the letter which came today?
Whose animals (ii) I love the puppy which is jumping at the
kitchen door.
Whom Used for (i) He is a prefect whose opinion I respect.
possessions of (ii) She’s the student whose handwriting is
people and animals the best in my class.
Used for people (i)The student to whom you gave the award, is
when the person is still beaming.
the object of the
verb

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That Used for people, (i)The girl that we met in Tobago, has sent us
things and animals a card.
(ii) We live on the ground floor that opens
onto a busy street.
(iii) Do you like the cat that is sleeping
underneath the table?

Activity 1
Underline the correct relative pronouns in the following sentences.

Example:
Jake, (whom, whose) school is nearby, will not need a taxi.

1. My brother, (who, whom) I admire, decided to give me his old football cap.
2. I always have a difficult time with people (who, which) chew food loudly.
3. My mom said that I could not attend the camp (that, whom) I enjoyed last year.
4. My sister volunteers at the hospital in (who, which) she was born.
5. We saw the teacher with (who, whom) we had spoken earlier.
6. The nicest person (who, whom) I ever met is my friend, Sabrina.
7. The teacher, (who, whose) students were in art class, went to speak with the principal.
8. Our favourite restaurant, (which, who) served delicious cookies, closed last week.

Answer Key
1. My brother, (who, whom) I admire, decided to give me his old football cap.
2. I always have a difficult time with people (who, which) chew food loudly.
3. My mom said that I could not attend the camp (that, whom) I enjoyed last year.
4. My sister volunteers at the hospital in (who, which) she was born.
5. We saw the teacher with (who, whom) we had spoken earlier.

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6. The nicest person (who, whom) I ever met is my friend, Sabrina.
7. The teacher, (who, whose) students were in art class, went to speak with the principal.
8. Our favourite restaurant, (which, who) served delicious cookies, closed last week.

Activity 2

WORD BANK
Relative Pronouns:
who whom whose that which

Complete the

Example: following sentences
The book ____ I got from the library, is due tomorrow.
The book that I got from the library, is due tomorrow. by using a relative
The book which I got from the library, is due tomorrow.
pronoun.

1. My tutor, ______I respect, congratulated me on a job well done.
2. The delightful little boy, _______is wearing a football jersey, is her son.
3. Mrs. Anderson, ______daughter is also a teacher here, teaches Standard One.
4. My first novel, ______was published last year, was about my family.
5. The building ________was scheduled for demolition was knocked down.
6. The reckless driver, _______ran the red light, was stopped by the police.
7. The bicycle ________I ride to school, is quite old and needs some repairs.
8. My cousin, ______guitar playing you have heard, wants to be a musician.
9. Your response to my question, _________I received today, was appreciated.
10. The child to _______you have spoken, is my sister.

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Answer Key

1. My tutor, whom I respect, congratulated me on a job well done.
2. The delightful little boy, who is wearing a football jersey, is her son.
3. Mrs. Anderson, whose daughter is also a teacher here, teaches Standard One.
4. My first novel, which was published last year, was about my family.
5. The building that was scheduled for demolition was knocked down.
6. The reckless driver who ran the red light was stopped by the police.
7. The bicycle that I ride to school is quite old and needs some repairs.
8. My cousin, whose guitar playing you have heard, wants to be a musician.
9. Your response to my question, which I received today, was appreciated.
10. The child to whom you have spoken is my sister.

Activity 3

WORD BANK
Relative Pronouns:
who whom whose that which

Write a short paragraph in which you use some of the relative pronouns from the word bank.
For example:

This pink hibiscus reminds me of a flower which was at my parents’
home. Both shrubs whose foliage were lush, were of similar height.
This plant has the most beautiful Caribbean flowers that I’ve ever
seen. My mother, who was a gardener, used to arrange different
flowers from her garden for special occasions.

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Write your paragraph here:
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