Look at this picture. Write 3 sentences about it using a relative clause in each one.

Challenge

15-Minute

Relative Clause

Challenge!

UnderstandRewrite these sentences, adding a relative clause to each one.

John ate his chips hungrily. Holly goes to gymnastics club. The bookshop was empty. Yesterday was a long day. Tia’s room is at the top of the house.

ExplainExplain in your own words what a relative clause is.

TestTick one box to show which part of each sentence is a relative clause.

The car

was difficult to start on cold mornings.

which was very old

Alan

helped me to tidy my room.

who is very kind

I don’t like the cat

that is always making noise outside our house.

Underline the relative clauses in these sentences.

Tick all of the sentences which include a relative clause.

My uncle, who will be eighty this year, still jogs every day.

Sunil lives at the end of the street which is close to the

bus stop.

The curry that was too spicy made Jim’s mouth hurt. Mr. Turner was lost because he had forgotten his map. Mary, who had been feeling unwell, was not at school today. We were all thirsty until we bought some squash.

ApplyWrite a passage about this picture. Use two relative clauses in your writing.

Extra challenge: Can you include a fronted adverbial

in one of your sentences?