Year 6 English · Relative clauses and expanded noun phrases · Summary
Year 6 English Relative clauses and expanded noun phrases: summary and key words
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Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Relative clause | A clause that adds information about a noun, and begins with a relative pronoun. |
| who, which, that | Who for a person; which or that for a thing (that can be used for both). |
| where, when, whose | Where for a place; when for a time; whose for a possession. |
| Pronoun left out | Possible when the pronoun is the object of the clause: the book I read. |
| Expanded noun phrase | A noun with adjectives, a phrase or a clause that gives concise detail. |
| Concise joining | Two sentences that share a noun can be joined with a relative clause. |
Can you…?
- I can use who, which and that to describe a person or a thing
- I can use where, when and whose to describe a place, a time or a possession
- I can leave out the relative pronoun when it is the object of the clause
- I can build an expanded noun phrase with an adjective, a phrase or a clause
- I can join two sentences with a relative clause, without repeating a pronoun
Key terms
- relative pronoun
- a word such as who, which, that, where, when or whose that begins a relative clause
- relative clause
- a clause that describes a noun, and begins with a relative pronoun
- expanded noun phrase
- a noun phrase with extra words that give more detail about the noun
- main noun
- the noun that the other words in a noun phrase describe
- concise
- saying a lot in few words, without repetition
- object
- the person or thing that receives the action of a verb
- subject
- the person or thing that does the action of a verb