The pronoun WHO refers to a person or group of people. We use it when the noun we describe represents the subject: Jack's brother, who is 14, has gone to Italy. Do you know who took a cookie from the cookie jar?

The word WHOM also defines people, but in this case, the noun fulfills the function of object: I have no idea to whom this umbrella belongs. Do you know the man whom we met yesterday at the store?

Do you want to give extra information talking about animals or things? Then you may apply both the pronouns WHICH and THAT. For example, I need to give away a dress which no longer fits me. It is the delicious cake that Ann baked yesterday.

WHOSE shows the possession of something. Thus, we say: This is Ann, whose sister lives next to us. She is a singer whose songs I adore.

Be careful with the word WHO'S. It is the contraction of "Who is or who has" and has nothing in common with WHOSE: Do you know who's going to the cinema next week? (Who is).

Who's painted this adorable picture? (Who has).

We refer to WHERE when talking about places and locations: This is the place where I spent my summer. It was adorable!

WHEN relates to time. For example, I'm looking forward to the day when our journey starts.

Sometimes we can omit relative pronouns. How to identify it? Just cover this word with your finger or a pen. If the sentence makes complete sense with the word hidden, you can omit it. For example:

If we omit THAT in the first sentence, it doesn't affect the sense.

If we hide WHICH, the second example will be incomplete, so we leave it unchanged.

Let's have some practice. The first activity is called never-ending sentences. This fun game for small groups allows students to build up silly sentences while practicing using various relative pronouns. Get ready the following stuff for students:

1. A set of cards with multiple copies of relative pronouns.

2. Pictures of common people, objects, and places.

Put the pronouns in one pile or a bag and cards with pictures to the other. Ask the first student to pull out the illustration and create a sentence. For example, if he took the card of a bus stop, he may say, 'I was waiting for my friend at the bus stop…'

The next player needs to use a relative pronoun card and add some information, for example, 'I was waiting for my friend at the bus stop that was near my school... .'

The next student takes a picture and adds some information again. The game goes on until kids run out of cards. Do not worry if the sentences will be silly; kids will love practicing using relative pronouns with fun.

The following sorting game will help kids deepen their knowledge of sentence structure and practice choosing the correct relative pronouns.

Get ready some sentences with relative pronouns and cut them into the following parts: the beginning of the sentence, the relative pronoun, the clause that starts with the relative pronoun, and the end of the sentence. Mix these cards up, tell your kids how many sentences there should be, and challenge them to resemble your sentences. You can use some of these examples:

Nessie, who is long and scaly, slept all afternoon.

Have you seen the parcel which came today?

Do you know whose coat is on the floor?

I met the artist who painted that beautiful picture.

It is the room where we do our home tasks.

Keep on practicing with us daily, and relative pronouns will become a breath for you.

See you!