RELATIVE

PRONOUNS
who, whose, whom,
which, that
An informative presentation that
provides ample practice for
students to fully understand and
use relative pronouns correctly.
 What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that takes
the place of a noun.

Example: The kittens ate their

food.
They ate their food.
 What is a relative pronoun?
A relative pronoun links and
introduces a relative clause to
another part of a sentence.
They relate back to something or
someone else.
Example: Jane, who visits
frequently, did not come today.
What are the relative pronouns?

Who
Example: Caroline, who
loves to read, picked out her
book.
What are the relative pronouns?

Whose
Example: The boy whose
dog was loose ran quickly
away.
What are the relative pronouns?
Whom
Example: The teacher chose
someone whom she thought
was responsible.
What are the relative pronouns?

That
Example: Davis did all the
homework that his teacher
assigned to him.
What are the relative pronouns?

Which
Example: The homework,
which was hard, took two
hours to complete.
When should you use each?
Who Whom Which That Whose
People People Things People, People,
or Ideas Things, Things,
or Ideas or Ideas
 Who or Whom?
We use who to replace the pronouns:
I, she, he, we, and they.
Ex: This is the woman who jumped
in the pool.
(She jumped in the pool.)
 Who or Whom?
We use whom to replace the pronouns:
me, her, him, us, them.

Ex: They have found the woman

whom escaped.
(They have found her.)
 Try Some!
The book ______ I got from
the library is due tomorrow.

a. whom b. whose c. that

 Try Some!

We walked past the house in

_____ I grew up.
a. which b. whose c. that
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The man ______ restaurant
burned down was very sad.

a. which b. whose c. that

 Try Some!
The family ______ lives next
door needs a babysitter.

a. which b. who c. whom

 Try Some!
My teacher, ____ I respect,
retired last year.

a. whom b. whose c. that

Relative Pronouns can also combine sentences
Example: I told Mary. Mary then
told Martha.
Use the relative pronoun who to
combine the sentences:
I told Mary, who then told Martha.
Relative Pronouns can also combine sentences
Example: The singer was very talented.
The singer won the contest.
Use the relative pronoun who to combine the
sentences:

The singer who was very talented won the

contest.
Relative Pronouns can also combine sentences
Example: Spiders build beautiful
webs. They eat the flies they catch.
Use the relative pronoun which to
combine the sentences:
Spiders, which build beautiful
webs, eat the flies they catch.
 Partner Work
With a partner, use the relative pronoun in parentheses to
combine each sentence below on a sheet of paper.

1. I ride a bicycle to school. It is very old. (that)

2. Mrs. Bush teachers second grade. Her daughter
also teaches here. (whose)
3. Last summer they traveled to Rome. Rome is in
Italy. (which)
4. The young girl lives next door. She rode her bike.
(who)
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