English · Stage 6

Which & Who

Grammar & Punctuation — add detail inside a sentence with a relative clause: who for people, which for things, plus whose, where and that — and fence the extra kind with commas

✦ English📘 Stage 6 · S6⏱ ~13 min🧒 Ages 10–12★ Free to start

I can use relative clauses.

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Kavi's Hidden Fact

"Watch me tuck an extra fact right inside a sentence," said Kavi. "The knight who kept his word rode on. The little clause who kept his word tells you more about the knight — that is a relative clause. I pick who for people and which for things; whose shows belonging, where points to a place, and that works in the essential kind. When the fact is just extra, I fence it with commas. Let's build some with me!"

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What your child will learn

1who · which · that · whose · whereTap each card to hear it. Each one begins a relative clause — an extra fact tucked inside the sentence.

2What makes a relative clause

3who / which / whose / where / thatPick who for people and which for things. Use whose for belonging and where for a place. Only a defining clause (the essential one) may use that — and a non-defining clause is fenced with commas.

4who, which, whose or where?Read each gap. Choose who for a person, which for a thing, whose for belonging, and where for a place.

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A peek inside

In "The scientist ▢ discovered the cure won a prize," which word fills the gap — who or which?

the scientist is a PERSON → use who (which is for things)

Try this at home: In 'the chef ___ cooked lunch', which word fills the gap — who or which?

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