A lesson about relative clauses

2. LO: Relative clauses for objects.
Year 6.

3. Revision: Subjects and Objects.
Someone please explain to me (and the rest of
the class what the subject of a sentence is). I
will give you a few moments thinking time.
Answer: The subject of a sentence is what the
sentence is about- and it appears before the
verb.

4. Revision: Subjects and Objects.
Example:
Kyla was thinking about unicorns.
The subject of this sentence is Kyla. She appears
before the verb thinking.
The object of this sentence is unicorns.
The object comes after the verb- and is usually
what the verb is being done to or about.

5. Revision: Subjects and Objects.
On your whiteboard, write ‘subject’ or ‘object’ for
each of the underlined words in these sentences.
1. Noel ran home.
2. Umar tripped over the hedgehog.
3. Soha met the king yesterday.
4. Batmunkh fell asleep under the desk.
5. Ms Henry stole Ms Ahmed’s chocolate.

6. Revision: Subjects and Objects.
Answers.
1. Object
2. Subject
3. Object
4. Object
5. Subject

7. Revision: Relative Clause or Appositive.
Which is which?
Queen Elizabeth, who reigned for over 70 years,
died in 2022.
Hitler, the Nazi leader , was born in 1888.
How can you tell the difference?
Relative Clauses always have a relative pronoun.

8. Revision: Relative pronouns.
Relative clauses always begin with a relative
pronoun.
Let us see who remembers any of the relative pronouns.
who
which
whose
that
when
where

9. Revision: Relative clauses.
Write a relative clause for each of these sentences.
who which whose that when where
1. Sukie, __________, disappeared during the air-raid.
2. MCPA, __________, is based in Harpurhey.
3. Covid 19, _________, caused many people to fall ill
and pass away.
4. The heart, __________, pumps oxygenated blood
around your body.
5. Moss, _________, grows best in dark damp
conditions.

10. Revision: Relative clauses.
Let’s hear some of your answers
1. Sukie, __________, disappeared during the air-raid.
2. MCPA, __________, is in Harpurhey.
3. Covid 19, _________, caused many people to fall ill
and pass away.
4. The heart, __________, pumps oxygenated blood
around your body.
5. Moss, _________, grows best in dark and damp
conditions.

11. Revision: Relative clauses.
Question:
Were these relative clauses about the subjects of the sentences
or the objects?
1. Sukie, __________, disappeared during the air-raid.
2. Charles Windsor, __________, lives in Buckingham Palace.
3. Covid 19, _________, caused many people to fall ill and
pass away.
4. The heart, __________, pumps oxygenated blood around
your body.
5. Moss, _________, grows best in dark and damp conditions.

12. Revision: Relative clauses.
Answer: They were all about the subjects.
Now we are all experts at writing relative
clauses about the subjects of sentences.
Can we write relative clauses that give more
information about the object of a sentence?
Let’s look at a few examples first.

13. Relative clauses for objects.
The music was playing loudly in my car, which
has a very powerful stereo system.
I still need to use a relative pronoun- in this
case: which. Only this time, my relative clause
is about the object of the sentence: my car.
I gave all of my dinner to the homeless man,
who was very grateful.

14. Let’s have a practice. who which whose that when where
Can you think of a relative clause for these
objects?
1. Keelan ate the worms, ____________.
2. Niko gave his homework to the teacher,
________.
3. Esther snatched the comic, ________.
4. Cliff ran all the way to the beach, _______.

15. In your book.
Write out these sentences and add a relative
clause to their objects.
1. Olive stared long and hard at the note
2. Cliff saw a light
3. Esther was mean to Cliff
1. Jayson washed his face with toothpaste
2. Melina drew a lovely picture
Fast finishers: Write your own sentences that add a
relative clause to the object of a sentence.