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Relative Clauses

Form and use relative clauses beginning with relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why) to add detail, qualify nouns, and create complex sentences

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Add information with relative clauses and identify what each clause describes.

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Read paired sentences aloud before writing. Record oral composition separately from handwriting. Open Show (S), then Guided (G), then Try (T). Hide earlier work and keys before Try. Use only the supplied stage material; do not invent additional cards. Pause or split the session if needed.

Materials are ready in each step. Use them on screen or print just the current step. Put teaching examples aside before the learner tries.

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These are bounded opportunities, not learner attainment. Partial and blocked source requirements remain so.

  • partial: Form and use relative clauses beginning with relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why) to add detail, qualify nouns, and create complex sentences

    Three independent combinations; whom/when/why are introduced but need separate practice.

  • partial: Combine a main clause with a relative clause using 'who' or 'which' to add information about a noun, e.g. 'The dog, which had a red collar, barked loudly'

    Three independent combinations; whom/when/why are introduced but need separate practice.

  • partial: Choose the correct relative pronoun (who for people, which for things, where for places, when for times) and identify the noun it refers back to

    Three independent combinations; whom/when/why are introduced but need separate practice.

  • partial: Recognise that a relative clause beginning with 'that' can often replace 'who' or 'which' in defining clauses, e.g. 'The book that I read' vs 'The book which I read'

    Three independent combinations; whom/when/why are introduced but need separate practice.

  • partial: When {{name}} writes to add detail about a noun — like describing a friend "who loves football" or a place "where we always go on holiday" — do they build that into the same sentence using a relative clause?

    Three independent combinations; whom/when/why are introduced but need separate practice.

  • Three independent combinations; whom/when/why are introduced but need separate practice.

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BBC Bitesize · Practice link — not the full lesson

KS2 English

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Before you open · source notes

KS2 English supports Relative Clauses. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.

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Ask the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.

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Public BBC Bitesize page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.

BBC Bitesize. “KS2 English.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.

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  • Combine a main clause with a relative clause using 'who' or 'which' to add information about a noun, e.g. 'The dog, which had a red collar, barked loudly'
  • Choose the correct relative pronoun (who for people, which for things, where for places, when for times) and identify the noun it refers back to
  • Recognise that a relative clause beginning with 'that' can often replace 'who' or 'which' in defining clauses, e.g. 'The book that I read' vs 'The book which I read'
“When your child writes to add detail about a noun — like describing a friend "who loves football" or a place "where we always go on holiday" — do they build that into the same sentence using a relative clause?”

Curriculum record

Type
Procedural
Subject
English
Domain
Grammar & Punctuation
Age range
Ages 9–12

Standards

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