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Grade 6 · English Language Arts · Unit 3 of 11

Sentence Builders

Who, which and that clauses

What your child practises

Using clauses that start with who, which, that, whose and where to add detail and join short sentences.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: B3.1 · complex sentences with adjective or relative clauses

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which word does the clause 'who won the prize' describe? The artist who won the prize lives nearby.

    • artist
    • prize
    • nearby
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    artist

    Hint: A relative clause describes the noun right before it.

  2. Question 2

    Which word should replace the blank? The author ___ wrote this book lives in Calgary.

    • where
    • which
    • who
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    who

    Hint: Use who for a person.

  3. Question 3

    Which sentence combines these two correctly? Lena is my neighbour. She plays the violin.

    • Lena, who plays the violin, is my neighbour.
    • Lena who plays the violin, is my neighbour.
    • Lena, which plays the violin, is my neighbour.
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    Lena, who plays the violin, is my neighbour.

    Hint: Use who for a person, with commas around the extra information.

  4. Question 4

    Which sentence is complex?

    • The student finished first.
    • The student finished, and the others waited.
    • The student who finished first helped the others.
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    The student who finished first helped the others.

    Hint: A complex sentence has a main clause and a clause that depends on it.

  5. Question 5

    Which sentence has an adjective clause?

    • The park near my house has a slide.
    • The park, which has a big slide, is near my house.
    • The park is near my house.
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    The park, which has a big slide, is near my house.

    Hint: Which has a big slide is a clause that describes the park.

  6. Question 6

    Which sentence uses a relative clause to give extra information?

    • My grandmother, who is 80, still skis.
    • My grandmother is 80 and skis.
    • My grandmother skis.
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    My grandmother, who is 80, still skis.

    Hint: Who is 80 gives extra information about the grandmother.

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