DEFINING AND NONDEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

In Nondefining Relative Clauses we use which or whose for…

• people

• objects

• places

In Nondefining Relative Clauses we use who or whose for…

• people

• objects

• places

We use whose for…

• people

• possession

• places

Mr. Sambuto is the man that teaches us computer science.

• defining

• nondefining

That boy, whose brother is my best friend, is a black belt in judo.

• defining

• nondefining

My aunt, who lives in Sydney, Australia, is a teacher of English.

• defining

• nondefining

This is a type of software that uses pictograms.

• defining

• nondefining

That’s the neighbor whose / which brother is in sixth grade.

• whose

• which

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

My teacher, which / whose name is Mrs. Anders, is extremely intelligent.

• which

• whose

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Baseball, which / that is a very popular sport, isn’t one that I enjoy.

• which

• that