Alexander graham bell is the man invented the telephone 2. The subject my son finds most demanding is french 3. May 15, 2019 worksheet relative pronouns join the sentences using a relative. Decide if the sentences need a subject or object pronoun. Relative pronouns exercises with answers click here to download this printable exercise in pdf. Some grammar rules and lots of exercises to practice them. Complete the sentences with relative pronouns or relative adverbs. The relative pronouns reflect gender, number, and case. Use the sentence in brackets to make a relative clause. They replace words like he, she, they, him, her, them etc.
German relative clauses perform the same function as in english, but there are differences in form. The relative pronoun s antecedent determines gender and number, while the pronoun s function within the dependent clause determines the case see the examples below. Relative pronouns include who, whom, that, which, and whose. Defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way as to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. Combine the following pairs or groups of sentences by means of relative pronouns, making any changes if necessary.
There is a girl in my class whose family emigrated from india. The relative pronoun can be the subject or the object of the relative clause. Him, her, or them would also have worked, but not he, she or they. Exercise 1 combine the two sentences using who, whose, which et where. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Anna is the neighbour son has just passed his exam.
Nondefining relative clauses defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. Complete the following sentences using appropriate relative pronouns. Relative pronouns exercise english practice learn and. Also, when it comes to whowhom, while it is important to know when to use each one, most people will only use who in everyday conversation. A relative pronoun is one which is used to refer to nouns mentioned previously, whether they are people, places, things, animals, or ideas. These describe the preceding noun in such a way as to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. I bought my first car ten years ago, when i was a salesman. The first case is more formal and there we cant omit the relative, we cant use that, and we use whom instead of. Join each pair of sentences by using a relative pronoun. Write the correct form of pronoun in the following. But merely add something to it by giving some more information about it. The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the nondefining relative clause. It contains an activity in which the language learners are asked to underline the best word possessives or object pronouns.
In the next exercise, some of the adjective clauses use a subject relative pronoun and some use an object relative pronoun. Get keyboard and check your text using a unique contextual grammar and. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using that or who and a relative clause. Get page and check your text using a unique contextual grammar and spell checker. On the syntax and semantics of relative pronouns and. Spanish relative pronouns free online exercises gramatica espanola ejercicios pronombres relativos practise spanish grammar with free online exercises. Singular subject pronouns are, you, he, she, and it. The boys who were watching the match clasped heartily 6. Theyll help you to put into practice all the key notions of the english grammar previously shown in the grammar lessons part of the website, and if you are a beginner you can use them to familiarize yourself with the main rules of english grammar. Reflexive pronouns exercise myself i cut myself ourselves we did it ourselves yourself help yourself yourselves help yourselves. Relative pronouns are mostly used when combining sentences in which a word or phrase is repeated.
Use the chart below and then study the example sentences chart. A relative clause comes after the noun to which they add more information. Sometimes the words what, when, where and why are also used like relative pronouns complete the following sentences using appropriate relative pronouns. Defining relative pronouns exercise people that who whom owners whose things that which places where when the relative pronoun is an object, it can be omitted except with whose and where. Relative pronouns adjective clauses whose vs of which vs of whom subject exercises. Relative pronoun other english exercises on the same topic. Complete and correct it immediately, then you will be able to check your knowledge with the related lesson. The apple which george lay on the table was put back into the basket. Choose the correct and most naturalsounding response to.
I met my uncle who had just returned from africa 4. Nondefining relative pronouns exercise three things about nondefining relative clauses. This is the only possible option as it is the only object pronoun a pronoun that takes the action of the verb is. The parcel that was sent by my mother reached me yesterday 3. Relative clauses and relative pronouns ashley junior school.
Relative clausesthe movie that i bought at the store was about a lion. Relative pronouns can be used to join two sentences. The tour guide says this is the invention that changed history. Intermediate grammar relative pronoun gap fill esl.
Complete the exercise with who, whom, whose or where. The sun whose rays sustain life on earth is regarded as a god. If you plan on sharing this resource, please purchase the approp. We can combine these two clauses using a relative pronoun. It has been and is the goal of generative grammarians to get rid of constructionspeci. The house that we built last summer is going to be sold soon. Prepositions in relative clauses when there is a preposition in a defining relative clause this can go before the relative pronoun or at the end of the clause. Divide the students into pairs to compare their answers. This worksheet can be very useful for the teachers who want to teach the use of relative pronouns. There are 3 printables which are geared towards grades two and three.
Make copies of song lyrics with the pronouns deleted. They not only connect two clauses but also serve as the subject or object of the verb in the relative clause. This was obviously a bad case of bullying, the school takes very seriously. Change the noun in the sentences to a subject pronoun. Subject and object pronouns worksheets grades two and three. Defining relative clauses 1 in pdf here defining relative clauses 2 in pdf here defining relative clauses 3 in pdf here defining relative clauses 4 in pdf here go to the main relative clauses explanation page here. Relative pronouns who, which, whose or no pronouns. Like any pronoun, relative pronouns are substituted for nouns and other pronouns that functions as subjects or objects in a sentence. Exercise 1 complete the following sentence with who or that. Personal pronouns worksheet personal pronouns worksheets.
Defining and nondefinining relative clauses exercises pdf. The people who work in the office are very friendly. And thats what lots of exercises for relative clauses end up training finding the gender, getting the case right. They do not therefore define the noun, but merely add something to it. Object pronouns can be dropped in defining relative clauses, which are then called contact clauses. They are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The relative clause is closed off by commas and is quite similar to information in brackets. A clause of this kind is essential to the clear understanding of the noun. Lots of people walk in the park where i jog every morning. Astronomy was a subject about the professor enjoyed chatting, given the chance 5. The gym, which was very crowded today, is closed tomorrow. Subject, object, and relative pronouns 2 exercise 1. Intermediate grammar relative pronouns gap fill esl. The relative pronoun can define the subject or the object of the verb. English esl relative clauses worksheets most downloaded 228.
Relative clauses practice relative pronouns exercise 1 2 3 who vs which exercise 1 2 3 which or where exercise drag and drop exercises. This is the building which is going to be demolished 2. Besides combining the two clauses, the relative pronoun acts as the subject or object of the verb in the relative clause. The car which that i hired broke down after five minutes. Mostly the students have to face a lot of problems while using relative pronouns who, whose, whom, which, that. I havent seen frank, brother is five, for a long time now. Nondefining relative clauses are not used in spoken english. Finally, they explain why a pronoun is incorrect in a given sentence.
Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site. English grammar online 4 u camino selectividad if the relative pronoun is not followed by a verb but by a noun or pronoun, the relative pronoun is an object pronoun. An answer key is provided for the student worksheet. Relative pronouns are words used to combine two clauses into one. Indefinite pronouns use the singular form of verbs like he, she, or it. They met in the trucador restaurant, his wife worked as a waitress. The relative pronoun that seems easy to use, and yet its use can sometimes be problematic. B combine each pair of sentences with a relative clause. The following esl efl resources are available for relative clauses grammar. Change the noun in the sentences to an object pronoun. Pronouns exercise learn and practice english online. Pronouns refer to nouns that have already been mentioned.
English esl relative pronouns worksheets most downloaded. A relative pronoun is used to begin a special subjectverb word group called a subordinate clause see lesson 24. This free tie template printable pdf is perfect for a fathers day craft. The parcel that reached me yesterday was sent by my mother.
Without the defining relative clause we do not know which film or man is being spoken about. The robber stole the car the lady parked in front of the supermarket. Subject and object pronouns a subject pronoun is used in the subject of a sentence. This is the picture which that caused such a sensation. You may want to put a list of pronouns above the song, as in worksheet 47a. Nov 11, 2012 relative pronouns are words like who, whom, whose, which and that. Marks sister, who has just graduated, is getting married tomorrow. Where it is possible to leave the empty space without a relative pronoun, write 0 zero in the box where both which and that can be used, use that. Theres nothing wrong with that, of course, but if were honest, filling a few dozen gaps with a relative pronoun wont really improve our relative pronoun game. Defining relative clauses exercise 4 make one sentence by changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause. Pronouns subject, object, possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives pronouns include subject pronouns, object pronouns and possessive pronouns. Subject, object, and relative pronouns pronouns are short words that stand in for nouns.
Relative pronouns introduce adjective clauses subjectverb structures that modify or describe a noun. The boy, who fell off of the bike, is doing just fine. When you use a persons name and a pronoun in a compound subject, be sure to use a subject pronoun. Then play the song for the students to check their work. Relative pronouns relative pronouns introduce relative clauses. A variety of sentences in which the students have to add the relative pronoun.
The students have to complete sentences with relative pronouns. The relative pronoun that is required after certain words such as. Jul 27, 2017 relative pronouns are words like who, whom, which, that and whose. Such a lexical entry however is inherently problematic for obvious reason. If it is clear what the pronoun should be from the text, have the students work in pairs to provide missing pronouns. Exercise 6 use relative pronouns and commas if necessary. In everyday speech, that is often used instead of who or whom. My teacher, who was very helpful to me, is going to have a baby.
Relative clauses exercise 1 perfect english grammar. Join the sentences by means of relative pronouns pages 12 the man i met on the train gave me this address. Relative pronouns who whom what which that whoever whomever whatever whichever whose exercise 1 underline each interrogative pronoun and circle each relative pronoun. In formal english the preposition is placed before the relative pronoun, which must then. We will start in this exercise with nominative and accusative and add later in the following exercises dative and genitive. A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun.
Relative pronoun use subject or object pronoun for people possession for people, animals and things subject or object pronoun for animals and things. English grammar exercises online with answers pdf on this page you will find various free grammar worksheets of increasing difficulty that can be completed directly online, or at home theyll help you to put into practice all the key notions of the english grammar previously shown in the grammar lessons part of the website, and if you are a beginner you can use them to familiarize. Whowhosewhomwhichof which relative pronoun that what, which and all that relative pronouns. Free printable pdf grammar worksheets, quizzes and games, from a to z, for eflesl teachers. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. Worksheet relative pronouns join the sentences using a relative. Nondefining relative clause nondefining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already. Exercises with answers and grammar rules with examples.