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Let’s Learn Grammar

Relative Clause

Read the sentence given below.

Counsel Goel gave a fleeting glance at Prem Chopra, who was moving restlessly, in the

prosecution box.
In the above sentence ‘who was moving restlessly’ tells us about Prem Chopra. This is a relative
clause. A relative clause is a part of a sentence which tells us what kind of person or thing the
speaker means.

Relative clauses start with relative pronouns—who, that, which, whose, where, when, etc. They

are generally used to define or identify the nouns that precede them.

A. Choose the correct Relative Pronouns from the brackets to complete the following sentences.

1. The boy, _____________ borrowed my laptop, has not returned it yet. (who/which /whose)

2. The man, ____________ car got destroyed in the accident, was very upset. (who/which/whose)

3. The bag, __________ contained all the money, was returned to the owner. (who/which/whose)

4. The car, _____________ the criminal escaped in, was blue. (who/which/whose)

5. My friend bought a shirt _____________ is too big for him. (who/which/whose)

6. The man, __________ wallet was stolen, reported the matter to the police. (who/which/whose)

B. M ake one sentence with each pair of sentences given below, using who/that/which. One has
been done for you.
1. A boy was hit by a car. He is in hospital.

The boy, who was hit by a car, is in hospital.

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2. A girl sang melodiously. She works with a band of musicians.

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3. A man was going on the road. He met with an accident.
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4. A mechanic repaired my scooter. He is an expert mechanic.

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5. Some people were arrested yesterday. They are being released today.

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