Grammar Review

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.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

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???

We use this pronoun
to give information about people.

• WHO
• WHICH
• WHOSE
• WHERE

We use this relative pronoun to give information about things.

• WHICH
• WHERE
• WHO
• WHOSE

We use this relative pronoun
to give information about possessions.

• WHOSE
• WHO
• WHERE
• WHICH

The lady ….. lives across the street is my aunt.

• When

• Who

• Whose

The boy ….. shoes are on the floor is my little brother.

• Where

• Whose

• When

I just finished reading Gary Soto’s story “The Jacket” which describes a painful time in his early life.

• Essential - no commas needed

• Non-essential - add commas around the highlighted part

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

We need a girl who can speak with a Southern accent to play the part.

• Essential - no commas needed

• Non-essential - add commas around the highlighted part

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Buffalo Bill whose real name was William F. Cody was a famous frontier scout.

• Essential - no commas needed

• Non-essential - add commas around the highlighted part

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B