Relative Clauses (DD.5)
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Relative Clauses
By Anne Allen
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Relative Clauses
A relative clause is a dependent clause that functions as an adjective. It provides information about the noun or pronoun it follows.
The woman who lives next door grows tomatoes in her garden.
The relative clause provides information about the noun woman.
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Relative Pronouns
A relative clause usually begins with a relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, which, or that).
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Multiple Choice
Complete the sentence with the best relative pronoun:
Marissa Mayer, ____ term at Google influenced many of the company's popular products, including Google Maps and Gmail, was appointed CEO of Yahoo in 2012.
whose
who
whom
which
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Multiple Choice
Complete the sentence with the best relative pronoun:
Crop rotation, _____ dates back to nearly 6000 BCE, can replenish soil nutrients and reduce the need for pest control.
that
whom
which
whose
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Multiple Choice
Complete the sentence with the best relative pronoun:
A fossil _____ archaeologists uncovered in Germany provides evidence that birds were capable of spreading pollen to plants at least forty-seven million years ago.
that
whom
which
whose
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Multiple Choice
Identify the relative clause in this sentence:
Astronomers are aware of hundreds of objects in our solar system that may one day be classified as dwarf planets.
Astronomers are aware of hundreds of objects
in our solar system
that may one day be classified as dwarf planets
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Multiple Choice
Identify the relative clause in this sentence:
The first college freshman to win the Heisman Trophy was Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, whom the committee selected in 2012.
The first college freshman to win the Heisman Trophy
Trophy was Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manzie
whom the committee selected in 2012.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the relative clause in this sentence:
Anne Frank, who wrote about her life in hiding, was just fifteen years old when she and her family were discovered and sent to concentration camps.
Anne Frank
who wrote about her life in hiding
was just fifteen years old
when she and her family were discovered
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Combining Sentences
You can use a relative clause to combine sentences.
I just read Janet's new book. Her book came out last month.
Both sentences provide information about Janet's new book. So, you can combine the sentences using a relative clause.
I just read Janet's new book, which came out last month.
*The relative clause provides information about the noun book.*
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