Use a relative word
Identify whether the blank connects a person, possession, place or time. Insert the word and read the complete clause.
About 18 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
- Worked case: Blank: the teacher ___ reads, person. Time: ongoing yesterday. Modal: can swim, has the ability. Phrase: under the table.
- Primary check: Blank: the child ___ bag is blue, possession. Time: ongoing now. Modal: may enter, permission granted. Phrase: after lunch.
Learn the idea
A relative word can introduce a clause adding information to a noun. Who refers to a person, whose to possession, where to a place and when to a time.
Identify whether the blank connects a person, possession, place or time. Insert the word and read the complete clause.
Example to read or listen to: Blank: the teacher ___ reads, person. Time: ongoing yesterday. Modal: can swim, has the ability. Phrase: under the table. The answer is who. The relevant input states: Blank: the teacher ___ reads, person. This fits who. A relative word can introduce a clause adding information to a noun. Who refers to a person, whose to possession, where to a place and when to a time. Who is not the same as whose.
- Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
- Identify whether the blank connects a person, possession, place or time. Insert the word and read the complete clause.
- Check the worked solution: who. The relevant input states: Blank: the teacher ___ reads, person. This fits who. A relative word can introduce a clause adding information to a noun. Who refers to a person, whose to possession, where to a place and when to a time. Who is not the same as whose.
- Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.
See the method in action
Blank: the teacher ___ reads, person. Time: ongoing yesterday. Modal: can swim, has the ability. Phrase: under the table. Solved: who. The relevant input states: Blank: the teacher ___ reads, person. This fits who. A relative word can introduce a clause adding information to a noun. Who refers to a person, whose to possession, where to a place and when to a time. Who is not the same as whose. Identify whether the blank connects a person, possession, place or time. Insert the word and read the complete clause.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Whose asks or shows belonging.
- Who is not the same as whose.
See the answer and explanation
whose
The relevant input states: Blank: the child ___ bag is blue, possession. This fits whose. A relative word can introduce a clause adding information to a noun. Who refers to a person, whose to possession, where to a place and when to a time. Who is not the same as whose.
Take it further
Optional extra practice: Expand: Lea walks. Expected example: Lea, who carries the bag, is walking toward the gate. Rewrite for ongoing yesterday with was walking. Add Lea might arrive soon and explain that might shows possibility rather than certainty. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A relative word can introduce a clause adding information to a noun. Who refers to a person, whose to possession, where to a place and when to a time.
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