Add the Relative Adverb
Do you know the reason _____ Cameron wants to switch seats?
Why
The boy _____ is standing by the water fountain is on my baseball team.
Who
Which two relative pronouns do you use when referring to objects?
That and Which
The tree that has a big red X spray-painted on its trunk is going to be cut down.
Yes
The band plays jazz music.
The band's trombone player is my dad.
The band, whose trombone player is my dad, plays jazz music.
That is the house ______ my dad grew up.
where
Mom packed an apple, _____ was rotten, in my lunchbox.
Which
Which relative pronoun is used when showing possession?
Whose
Mason, who is five years old, is a talented golfer.
Yes
We will go on vacation in August.
Baseball will be over in August.
We will go on vacation in August when baseball is over.
I like Fridays _____ we have no school.
When
The cake _____ Molly brought to the party was scrumptious!
What are the two purposes of adjective clauses?
Identify a noun or to give extra information about a noun
John, whom dad is a mechanic, knows a lot about cars.
No (whose)
The dolphin fin is injured.
The dolphin is swimming more slowly than she usually swims.
The dolphin, whose fin is injured, is swimming more slowly than she usually swims.
Let's build a campfire in October, _____ the nights are cooler.
When
The girl _____ you met is an aspiring author.
Whom
What are the relative adverbs?
When, Where, and Why
The man whom bumped into me had a beard.
No (who)
Let's go to the pool.
Lee is a lifeguard at the pool.
Let's go to the pool where Lee is a lifeguard.
We walked across the old covered bridge _____ my parents got married.
Where
Mr. Walker, _____ home was once destroyed in a tornado, is a very generous man.
Whose
Which relative pronoun acts as a subject pronoun?
Who
The school which is in our neighborhood is a private school.
No (that)
Shawn is my eighteen-year-old cousin.
Shawn taught me how to kayak.
Shawn, who is my eighteen-year-old cousin, taught me how to kayak.