Year 5 Working Walls

Relative Clause

(Gives extra information about a noun. A relative clause is a subordinate clause and needs a main clause to make sense)

A relative clause usually starts with a 'relative pronoun': who, that, where, whose, when, which

Embedded

(When the noun is in the middle of the sentence.  Needs 2 commas!)

The boy is my brother.

The boy, who sang the solo, is my brother.

The tree is now being watered several times a day.

The tree, which is beginning to die, is now being watered several times a day.

Behind the shed stood a massive watering can.

Behind the shed, that was in Sheila’s garden, stood a massive watering can.

The player is the team captain.

The player, whose top was ripped during the game, is the team captain.

At midnight ghosts roam the castle grounds.

At midnight, when the bats are flying high, ghosts roam the castle grounds.

End

(When the noun is at the end of the sentence.  Does not need a comma!)

The castle grounds are filled with ghosts.

The castle grounds are filled with ghosts when Halloween comes around.

A malicious sorceress was planning a curse.

A malicious sorceress was planning a curse which would destroy all fairy tales.

Professor Crankpot was the scientist.

Professor Crankpot was the scientist who was in charge of the experiment.

There was a mysterious island.

There was a mysterious island where a ferocious monster lived.

Omitted

(The relative pronoun can sometimes be left out and it still makes sense. Commas are not needed.)

This is the car.

This is the car (that) I have wanted since I was a child.

The man can be really difficult.

The man (who) I am helping can be really difficult.

Adverbials

(Gives additional info about where, when, how and in what order). An adverbial is a subordinate clause and needs a main clause to make sense)

An adverbial usually starts with a 'preposition':

in, behind, before, after, on, at, while, beside, until, around, over

Adverbial of time

(Tells us when)

The boy sang the solo.

The boy sang the solo in the evening.

The tree had started to die.

Before it was watered, the tree had started to die.

Ghosts roam the castle grounds.

At midnight, ghosts roam the castle grounds.

Adverbial of place

(Tells us when)

A malicious sorceress was planning a curse.

A malicious sorceress was planning a curse in a far away land.

Stood a massive watering can.

Behind the shed, stood a massive watering can.

Adverbial of order

(Tells us the order)

The team captain spoke to the players.

Firstly, the team captain spoke to the players.

They watched The Avengers.

Finally, they watched The Avengers.