Relative Pronouns
Grade 4 - Grammar - Building Confidence

Which relative pronoun completes the sentence? The notebook ___ Maya borrowed had a map on the cover.
- that
- and
- quickly
- because
Read "The bridge model whose supports were too thin bent during the test." Which group of words is the relative clause?
- no clause appears
- bridge model
- whose supports were too thin
- the whole sentence
Which sentence correctly combines ideas with a relative pronoun?
- The backpack who zipper broke stayed beside the office door.
- The sentence needs no pronoun.
- The backpack whose zipper broke stayed beside the office door.
- backpack is the noun.
What does the relative clause in "The backpack whose zipper broke stayed beside the office door." do?
- It shows a comma in a series.
- It gives the speaker's exact words.
- It tells which backpack stayed by the door.
- It names the verb tense.
Which sentence uses the wrong relative pronoun?
- The notebook that Maya borrowed had a map on the cover.
- The noun is described by the clause.
- The notebook that Maya borrowed had a map on the cover today.
- The notebook who Maya borrowed had a map on the cover.
Which relative pronoun completes the sentence? The museum guide ___ spoke to our group carried old photographs.
- because
- when
- and
- who
Read "The student who organized the supply shelf found the missing rulers." Which group of words is the relative clause?
- the whole sentence
- who organized the supply shelf
- student
- found the missing rulers
Which sentence correctly combines ideas with a relative pronoun?
- The student who organized the supply shelf found the missing rulers.
- The student which organized the supply shelf found the missing rulers.
- The student ___ organized the supply shelf found the missing rulers.
- student is the noun.
What does the relative clause in "The notebook that Maya borrowed had a map on the cover." do?
- It makes the sentence a run-on.
- It tells which notebook had a map on the cover.
- It names the verb tense.
- It shows a comma in a series.
Which sentence uses the wrong relative pronoun?
- The noun is described by the clause.
- The student which organized the supply shelf found the missing rulers.
- The student who organized the supply shelf found the missing rulers today.
- The student who organized the supply shelf found the missing rulers.