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Common Core Standards
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4th Grade |
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Literacy.L.4.1a |
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Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why). |
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4th Grade Writing - Relative Pronouns and adverbs Lesson
- Relative Pronoun
- A relative pronoun is used to introduce a dependent, or a relative, clause. The dependent or the relative clause describes a noun or pronoun.
Following are the main relative pronouns:
- Who
- Who is used to give information about people. In the dependent clause, who can be replaced by a subject pronoun (he, she, or they).
Example: This is the lady who saved our little brother.
- Whom
- Whom is used to give information about people. In the dependent clause, whom can be replaced by an object pronoun (him, her, or them).
Example: This is the lady whom we need to thank.
- Whose
- Whose is used to show possession. Whose is used to show possession.
Example: This is the lady whose arms were scratched when she climbed up the tree.
- Which
- Which adds extra information about an object. It is always set off by commas.
Example: The tree, which has no leaves, is hard to climb.
- That
- That gives necessary information about an object. It is not set off by commas.
Example: The lady carried a stick that was long and pointy.
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