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Relative Clauses Worksheet

A Grade 6 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and using relative clauses, and understanding relative pronouns.

Grade 6 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsRelative Clauses
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.A

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ELAGrammarRelative ClausesGrade 6
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Relative Clauses Practice

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Read each section carefully and follow the directions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and using relative clauses.

A relative clause is a type of dependent clause that starts with a relative pronoun (like who, whom, whose, which, or that) or a relative adverb (like where, when, or why). It gives more information about a noun or pronoun.

1. Identify the relative pronoun in the following sentence: 'The book that I am reading is very interesting.'

a

book

b

that

c

reading

d

interesting

2. Which word is a relative pronoun in the sentence: 'The girl who won the race is my friend.'?

a

girl

b

won

c

who

d

friend

Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, which, that).

3. The dog   barked all night finally went to sleep.

4. This is the house   we bought last year.

5. The student   homework was missing had to stay after school.

Underline the relative clause in each sentence.

6. I met a girl who lives in London.

7. The car that is parked outside belongs to my uncle.

8. My grandmother, whom I visit every Sunday, bakes delicious cookies.

Combine the two sentences into one sentence using a relative pronoun to form a relative clause.

9. The boy is very tall. He sits in the front row.

10. I bought a new phone. It has a great camera.