A relative clause adds information about a noun. It starts with a relative pronoun: who (for people), which or that (for animals and things), where (for places) and whose (for belonging).
For example: “The boy who lives next door is ten.” “This is the house where I was born.” “She is the girl whose bike was stolen.”
Relative clauses let you combine two short sentences into one longer, smoother sentence.
Worked example
Combine with a relative clause: “I have a cat. The cat is black.”
- The second sentence tells us more about the cat.
- Use which or that for an animal.
Answer:I have a cat which is black.
Key words
- relative clause
- a clause that adds information about a noun
- relative pronoun
- who, which, that, where, whose
- combine
- join together
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Common Core-referenced: L.4.1a