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Relative Pronouns
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            Relative Pronouns
        introduce relative clauses
          which modify words or
       phrases in the main clause.
        The word or phrase being
           modified is called the
               antecedent.
	
  
	
  
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 Relative Pronouns
   Relative
   Pronouns                   Refer to:
who, whom, whose,              people
       that
   which, that                  things
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1. The cupcake ___I got from                     2. We bought some apples
the bakery is delicious.                         from ___ we made a pie.
A.   whose                                       A.   whose
B.   whom                                        B.   which
C.   that                                        C.   that
D.   who                                         D.   who
3. The student ___ won the                       4. The store no longer sells
writing contest was very                         the cereal ___ I like.
creative.
A.   whose                                       A.   whose
B.   whom                                        B.   whom
C.   whoever                                     C.   that
D.   who                                         D.   who
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5. The lady ___ you met at                         6. The little boy ___ lives
the party is my aunt.                              down the street likes to ride
                                                   his bike.
A.   whose                                         A.   which
B.   who                                           B.   whom
C.   whomever                                      C.   that
D.   which                                         D.   who
7. The people ___ live in that                     8. Susie is the girl ___ won the
house are from France.                             spelling bee.
A.   whose                                         A.   whose
B.   whom                                          B.   whom
C.   which                                         C.   which
D.   who                                           D.   who
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9. The pen ___ you lent me                         10. You should pay back the
doesn’t work.                                      money ___ you borrowed.
A.   that                                          A.   whose
B.   whom                                          B.   whom
C.   whomever                                      C.   that
D.   who                                           D.   who
11. Eli Whitney is the man ___                     12. Spring is the time ___ you
invented the cotton gin.                           should plant your garden.
A.   whose                                         A.   whose
B.   whom                                          B.   whom
C.   that                                          C.   whomever
D.   who                                           D.   that
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13. What’s the name of the                        14. The award, ____ I
student ___ book you                              received was very special.
borrowed?
A.   whose                                        A.   who
B.   whom                                         B.   whom
C.   that                                         C.   whomever
D.   who                                          D.   which
15. I don’t know the name of                      16. The book store did not
the girl ___ I played with at                     have the book ___ I wanted.
recess.
A.   whose                                        A.   that
B.   whom                                         B.   whom
C.   which                                        C.   which
D.   who                                          D.   who
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17. The man to ___ you have                        18. She is the kind of person
just spoken is my father.                          ___ will always do the right
                                                   thing.
A.   whose
B.   whom                                          A.   which
C.   that                                          B.   whom
D.   who                                           C.   that
                                                   D.   whomever
19. The old man ___ lives next                     20. The detective wants
door is a retired doctor.                          every detail ___ will help solve
                                                   the crime.
A.   whose                                         A.   that
B.   whom                                          B.   whom
C.   which                                         C.   which
D.   who                                           D.   who
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21. Last year we traveled to                     22. This is the best book ___ I
Paris, ___ is in France.                         have ever read.
A.   whose                                       A.   which
B.   whom                                        B.   whom
C.   which                                       C.   that
D.   who                                         D.   who
23. The gymnast ___ is very                      24. We drove past the
talented won the                                 school in ___ I attend.
competition.
A.   whose                                       A.   which
B.   whom                                        B.   whom
C.   which                                       C.   that
D.   who                                         D.   who
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Relative Pronouns-Recording Sheet
 1.    2.    3.             4.       5.    6.
 7.    8.    9.             10.      11.   12.
 13.   14.   15.            16.      17.   18.
 19.   20.   21.            22.      23.   24.
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Relative Pronouns-Recording Sheet **KEY**
 1.        2.        3.                4.       5.       6.
 C-that    B-which   D-who             C-that   B-who    D-who
 7.        8.        9.                10.      11.      12.
 D-who     D-who     A-that            C-that   D-who    D-that
 13.       14.       15.               16.      17.      18.
 A-whose   D-which   B-whom            A-that   B-whom   C-that
 19.       20.       21.               22.      23.      24.
 D-who     A-that    C-which           C-that   D-who    A-which
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                              Relative Pronouns #1
	
  
Name:	
  ________________________________	
  	
  Date:	
  ____________	
  
Fill in each blank with the correct relative pronoun. (that, which, whom, who, whose)
1. An airplane is a machine ______ flies.
2. The lady ______ lives next door is very kind.
3. To ______ are you speaking?
4. Cindy is the girl ______ song you heard.
5. It is storming, ______ prevents me from playing baseball.
6. The bracelet ______ my grandmother gave me is very special.
7. This is the town in ______ I live.
8. Those books ______ are in the bag, are mine.
9. The school ______ I attend is very old.
10. I like books ______ have a surprise ending.
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                               Relative Pronouns #1
	
  
Name:	
  ________________________________	
  	
  Date:	
  ____________	
  
Fill in each blank with the correct relative pronoun. (that, which, whom, who, whose)
1. An airplane is a machine __that/which_ flies.
2. The lady _who_ lives next door is very kind.
3. To _whom_ are you speaking?
4. Cindy is the girl _whose_ song you heard.
5. It is storming, _which_ prevents me from playing baseball.
6. The bracelet _that/which_ my grandmother gave me is very special.
7. This is the town in _which_ I live.
8. Those books _which_ are in the bag, are mine.
9. The school _that_ I attend is very old.
10. I like books _that_ have a surprise ending.
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                              Relative Pronouns #2
	
  
Name:	
  ________________________________	
  	
  Date:	
  ____________	
  
Fill in each blank with the correct relative pronoun. (that, which, whom, who, whose)
1. I eat ice cream sundaes _______ have no whipped cream.
2. My mother is a woman ______ enjoys knitting.
3. I read books ______ are humorous.
4. I am a girl ______ likes to play baseball.
5. Italy is a place ______ I would like to go.
6. He bought a toy ______ was made in China.
7. Bobby lost the video game ______ belonged to his best friend.
8. The man ______ car was damaged was not seriously injured.
9. This is the boy ______ won the wrestling match.
10. The little girl ______ lives next door likes to ride her scooter.
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                                Relative Pronouns #2
	
  
Name:	
  ________________________________	
  	
  Date:	
  ____________	
  
Fill in each blank with the correct relative pronoun. (that, which, whom, who, whose)
1. I eat ice cream sundaes _that/which_ have no whipped cream.
2. My mother is a woman _who_ enjoys knitting.
3. I read books _that/which_ are humorous.
4. I am a girl _who_ likes to play baseball.
5. Italy is a place _that_ I would like to go.
6. He bought a toy _that/which_ was made in China.
7. Bobby lost the video game _that/which_ belonged to his best friend.
8. The man _whose_ car was damaged was not seriously injured.
9. This is the boy _who_ won the wrestling match.
10. The little girl _who__ lives next door likes to ride her scooter.
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