Relative Pronouns in Complex Sentences

What is a Relative Pronoun?

• Begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the same sentence

• Used to begin a sentence

• To refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying witch ones

What are the 5 relative pronouns?

• who, what, when, where, why

• that, where, these, from, to

• that, which, who, whom, whose

• him, she, he, her, they

What are the different type(s) of clauses?

• Both

• Subordinate

• Independent

Independent Clauses.........

• It can be in a sentence by itself

• It can’t be in a sentence by itself

• It has a subject and a verb

• It doesn’t have a subject or a verb

Subordinate Clauses.........

• It can be in a sentence by itself

• It can’t be in a sentence by itself

• It has a subject and a verb

• It doesn’t have a subject and a verb

Relative pronouns are connected words.

True or False?

• True

• False

The festival, ­­­­­­­­­­­______________ lasted all day, ended with a banquet.

• That

• Which

• Who

• What

I’d like to take you to a café _______________ serves excellent coffee

• What

• Whatever

• Which

• Whichever

The baby, ________ nap had been interrupted, wailed loudly.

• Whose

• Whomever

• Whom

• Who

The winners, __________ known, will receive money and other prizes.

• Whoever

• Who

• When

• That