Worked example
Choose who, whose or which: The artist ___ painted this mural lives nearby.
Answer & why
Answer: who
Artist names a person performing painted, so who fits.
Grade 4 · Reading & language
Link a relative clause to its noun
Choose who, whose or which to link a descriptive relative clause to a person or thing.
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Question 1
Choose the pronoun: The compass, ___ lay in the drawer, still worked.
- which
- when
- who
- whose
A hint
Who refers to people, whose shows possession, and which can refer to a thing.
Answer & why
Answer: which
The clause describes a compass, a thing, so which fits.
Question 2
Choose the pronoun: The runner ___ won the race thanked the crowd.
- who
- which
- where
- whose
A hint
Who refers to people, whose shows possession, and which can refer to a thing.
Answer & why
Answer: who
Who refers to the person who won.
Question 3
Choose the pronoun: A musician ___ violin was damaged visited the repair shop.
- who
- which
- whose
- where
A hint
Who refers to people, whose shows possession, and which can refer to a thing.
Answer & why
Answer: whose
The clause identifies the musician through possession of the violin.
Question 4
Choose the pronoun: The bridge, ___ crosses the canal, reopened today.
- which
- when
- who
- whose
A hint
Who refers to people, whose shows possession, and which can refer to a thing.
Answer & why
Answer: which
Which introduces information about the bridge, a thing.
Question 5
Choose who, whose or which: The artist ___ painted this mural lives nearby.
- which
- who
- whose
- where
A hint
Who refers to people, whose shows possession, and which can refer to a thing.
Answer & why
Answer: who
Artist names a person performing painted, so who fits.
Question 6
Choose the pronoun: The learner ___ notebook was missing borrowed paper.
- whose
- which
- who
- where
A hint
Who refers to people, whose shows possession, and which can refer to a thing.
Answer & why
Answer: whose
Whose shows that the notebook belongs to the learner.