English Studies - Grade 5

English Studies
Grade 5
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Relative Pronoun
A relative Pronoun refers to a noun mentioned earlier in a sentence. e.g

The woman who waved at us is my aunt.
Notice that the relative Pronoun WHO refers to the the noun - WOMAN which was mentioned earlier in the sentence.
Other examples of relative Pronoun:
1.) I've seen the dog WHICH almost bit Okey.
2.) The man WHOSE daughter was missing is a police officer.
3.) She has blessed the kids WHOM she
cursed earlier.
I lost the pen THAT mom bought for me yesterday.

Assignment:
Identify the relative Pronoun in each of the following sentences and mention the noun they refer to.
1.) This is the lady whose phone was snatched.
2.) The mathset which I found yesterday belongs to my sister.
3.) The chair which you reserved for me has a broken leg.
4.) Did I tell you about the lady whom I helped?
5.) The kid that Uche's dog bit is in the hospital.

Good luck.

Clara O