intermediate

Relative Clauses

Learn how to describe and combine nouns using relative clauses with that.

To describe or identify a noun by adding a full descriptive clause, we use the relative pronoun that followed by a verb phrase.

This is the book that is on the desk.

We can also describe animals or qualities using that:

This is the cat that is big.

Practice

Follow along with these examples to strengthen your understanding.

Which book is this?

This is the book that is on the desk.

Which cup is that?

That is the cup that is on the table.

Which cat is this?

This is the cat that is big.

Which dog is that?

That is the dog that is small.

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