RELATIVE ADVERBS AND PRONOUNS What are they How

RELATIVE ADVERBS AND PRONOUNS What are they? How do I use them correctly?

Let’s start with a review… Adverbs are words that describe verbs. They tell how, when, or where. � The boy ran effortlessly through the end zone. � Mom wrote the grocery list yesterday. � We went upstairs to finish our homework.

Review continued… Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. They can be singular (1) or plural (more than 1). There are subject pronouns (in the subject) and object pronouns (in the predicate). Singular Pronouns Plural Pronouns Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns he, she, I, you, it, him, her, me we, they, us, them he, she, I, you, it, we, they him, her, me, you, it, us, them

Now let’s learn about relative adverbs. Relative adverbs are used after a noun to refer or relate to the noun, but they serve as an adverb. They are: where, when, and why � where – refers to place(s) � when – refers to date(s) or time(s) � why – refers to reason(s) or explanation(s) Let’s look at some examples.

relative adverbs examples where when why • That's the restaurant where we met for the first time. • I remember the day when we first met. • The reason why I am late is that my car ran out of gas. • June and July are • We went to the house months when the where Dad used to weather is hot. live. • The reason why I picked you is that you are my friend.

Now let’s learn about relative pronouns. Relative pronouns are used after a noun to refer or relate to the noun you are talking about. They are: which, that, whom, and whose. � which – refers to thing(s) � that – refers to a person or thing that is far from you � who – replaces subject pronouns (he, she, I, we, they, you) � whom – replaces object pronouns (him, her, me, us, them, you) � whose – replaces possessive pronouns Let’s look at some examples.

relative pronouns examples which that who We visited the capitol which is in Montgomery. The project that I completed was for a contest. Who is Whom will reading an AR you invite to book? the party? Whose books are on the floor? The person to John is the whom I was person who is speaking was reading an AR my mom. book. The person whose books are on the floor will be in trouble. The car, which is red, The project belongs to my that I dad. completed won a prize. whom whose

Which relative pronoun would complete the sentence? The store that we went to is Target. 2. The glasses that are blue belong to me. 3. William was the person who I called. 4. The teacherwhos class raises the most money will win a e prize. . 5. The car that I drive is old. 6. The city in whic we live is Wetumpka. 7. To do you wish to speak? who h 1. m

Which relative adverb would complete the sentence? where He went to the room he had left his keys. when 2. The train sounded its horn it crossed the road. when 3. Tomorrow is we will leave. why 4. I wasn’t sure of the reason John went to the store. where 5. The office my mom works why is downtown. 6. Greg did not explain the reason he left so early. 1.