Relative Clauses Relative Clauses Relative clauses can give

Relative Clauses

Relative Clauses Relative clauses can give more information about a noun or pronoun. They usually begin with a relative pronoun. The man went down the road. Tell me more about the man. The man, who was covered in cobwebs, went down the road. The man, who was trembling with fear, went down the road. The man, who had been following them, went down the road. Relative Pronouns who, which, where, when, whose, that

Relative Clauses Relative clauses can give more information about a noun or pronoun. They usually begin with a relative pronoun. The man went down the road. Tell me more about the road. The man went down the road which was strangely silent. The man went down the road which he had noticed before. The man went down the road where nothing was as it seemed. Relative Pronouns who, which, where, when, whose, that

Punctuating Relative Clauses When the relative clause comes after the main clause, we do not usually separate the clauses with a comma. main clause relative clause Rosie stroked the puppy which was hovering above her lap. A comma would create an unnecessary break in the sentence.

Punctuating Embedded Relative Clauses Sometimes the relative clause is embedded in the main clause Emma ate the spaghetti. Tell me more about Emma. The relative clause needs to be next to the noun: Emma.

Punctuating Embedded Relative Clauses Sometimes the relative clause is embedded in the main clause Emma , who did not know about the joke, ate the spaghetti. Tell me more about Emma. The main clause splits to make space. . .

Punctuating Embedded Relative Clauses Sometimes the relative clause is embedded in the main clause relative clause main clause Emma, who did not know it was haunted, ate the spaghetti. Commas separate the clauses because the relative clause breaks up the main clause. Tell me more about Emma. The main clause splits to make space. . . for the relative clause.

Your Turn! The girl walked through the wood. Try adding a relative clause to describe the girl or the wood. Some example sentences The girl, who was following the wolf, walked through the wood. The girl walked through the wood which seemed to be watching her. The girl, who would never been seen again, walked through the wood. Relative Pronouns who, which, where, when, whose, that