Relative clauses

We walked as far as the waterfall, ____ we stopped for a picnic.

• which 
• that 
• where 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1A

CCSS.L.3.1A

I know Juan ____________ has just adopted a pet.

• which

• who

That’s the reason ____________I want to go to Valparaíso again next year.

• a-which

• b-that

• c-why

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

I first met her in Paris where I lived as a child. 

• main
• subordinate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

Rhonda gasped when a six-foot snake slithered across the sidewalk.

• main
• subordinate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

When I get to the beach, I'm going to jump right into the ocean. 

• main
• subordinate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

Identify the clause in red ink as either independent or subordinate. 

We  all  enjoyed  the  dinner  that  Dad  cooked  for  us.

• Independent clause
• Subordinate clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Shirley Chisholm grew up in Brooklyn.

• Independent Clause

• Subordinate Clause

True or False?
"WHO, WHICH, THAT, WHOSE, WHERE are relative pronouns"

• Yes!
• No way!
• Mmm, I have no clue...
• What's a relative pronoun?

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

True or False?
"Relative clauses give information about a person, an object, a place, etc..."

• Yes!
• No way!
• Mmm, I have no clue...
• What's a relative clause?