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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Sentences (Relative Clauses)
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A relative clause is an example of a subordinate clause: 'My book, which is lost, contains my homework'.  Subordinate clauses provide extra information, often containing a subject (doer) and verb (action word). Mark clauses off with commas.
 

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Sentences (Relative Clauses)
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1. Select the correct term for the following.
The toolbox, which he carried, was heavy.
2. Select the correct term for the following.
He carried a toolbox in his hand.
3. Select the correct term for the following.
He carried a toolbox and he mended the shop's lights.
4. Select the correct term for the following.
The electrician arrived and he carried his toolbox.
5. Select the correct term for the following.
The electrician, whom they had telephoned, arrived.
6. Select the correct term for the following.
....... an electrician's toolbox .......
7. Select the correct term for the following.
....... in his hand .......
8. Select the correct term for the following.
The shop, which was apparently open, had no lights on.
9. Select the correct term for the following.
Its lights, which had been working, had broken.
10. Select the correct term for the following.
....... the shop's lights .......