IXL | Identify relative pronouns | 6th grade language arts

Select the relative pronoun.

Ms. Soto is a lawyer who specializes in labor law.

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Select the relative pronoun.

The science fair, which drew over one hundred contestants, was a huge success.

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A relative pronoun introduces a dependent (or relative) clause that describes a noun or pronoun. The five main relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that.

The woman who lives next door grows tomatoes in her garden.

Peter, whom you met yesterday, has four younger brothers.

Emily, whose hair is quite long, likes wearing braids.

I just read Janet's new book, which came out last month.

This is the dress that I wore to my uncle's wedding.

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The relative pronoun is which. It introduces a dependent clause that describes the noun science fair.

The science fair, which drew over one hundred contestants, was a huge success.

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