Relative Clauses
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.8.2
Relative Clauses
A relative clause is used to add extra information to a sentence. We use relative pronouns to introduce relative clauses.
Relative clause example
- Here is a simple sentence:
- The witch tricked the children.
- To add more information, we can add a relative clause using the relative pronoun 'who'.
- The witch, who lived in a gingerbread house, tricked the children.
When & where
- I am going to visit my friend in New York when I have enough money saved.
- I have always wanted to visit London, where my uncle lives.
Which & whose
- My brother's flat, which cost him £1 million, is nice.
- The girl, whose parents both work at the stables, loves horse riding.
That
- I do not like the house that looks haunted.
Test yourself on Relative Clauses
What do we call the phrase in bold?
My brother, who is 2 years older than me, plays rugby.