Educational worksheet for practicing relative and possessive pronouns with fill-in-the-blank sentences.

Let's solve this worksheet step by step, explaining each answer clearly.

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Part 1: Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns connect a clause to the rest of the sentence. The options are:
- that, which, who, whom, whose

We choose based on:
- Who/Whom: for people
- That/Which: for things or animals (usually "that" is more common in restrictive clauses)
- Whose: shows possession

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#### 1. The person ______ made the mess needs to clean it.
- We're talking about a person, so we use who.
- "Who" is the subject of the clause "made the mess."
- ✔ Answer: who

> *The person who made the mess needs to clean it.*

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#### 2. This is the house ______ Jack built.
- "House" is a thing, and the clause "Jack built" describes it.
- We can use that or which here, but since it's defining the house (restrictive), that is preferred.
- ✔ Answer: that (or "which" is acceptable, but "that" is better)

> *This is the house that Jack built.*

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#### 3. The book ______ weighed 3 pounds fell off the shelf.
- "Book" is a thing, and "weighed 3 pounds" describes it.
- Use that or which — again, restrictive clause → that is preferred.
- ✔ Answer: that

> *The book that weighed 3 pounds fell off the shelf.*

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#### 4. Owners ______ dogs shed need to vacuum often.
- We’re referring to owners whose dogs shed.
- "Whose" shows possession — the dogs belong to the owners.
- ✔ Answer: whose

> *Owners whose dogs shed need to vacuum often.*

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#### 5. She is the singer to ______ the award was given.
- "To" is a preposition, so we need the object form of the pronoun.
- "Whom" is the object form of "who".
- "The award was given to whom?" → So we use whom.
- ✔ Answer: whom

> *She is the singer to whom the award was given.*

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Part 2: Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns show ownership without using an apostrophe. Options:
- mine, yours, theirs, hers, ours

These replace noun phrases like "my bike", "your homework", etc.

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#### 1. The note they had proved the bikes were ________.
- The bikes belong to "they" → "theirs"
- "Theirs" = "their bikes"
- ✔ Answer: theirs

> *The note they had proved the bikes were theirs.*

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#### 2. The boys' score was 35 but ________ was 46!
- The second score belongs to someone else — likely the girls or another group.
- Since it's not specified, but we're comparing to "boys'", we assume the other team’s score.
- But the word choices are: mine, yours, theirs, hers, ours.
- Most logical is theirs — meaning "the other team's score"
- ✔ Answer: theirs

> *The boys' score was 35 but theirs was 46!*

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#### 3. Is that milkshake on the table ________ or your mom's?
- Asking if the milkshake belongs to the speaker.
- "Mine" = "my milkshake"
- ✔ Answer: mine

> *Is that milkshake on the table mine or your mom's?*

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#### 4. I forgot my homework but Caren had ________.
- Caren had her own homework.
- "Hers" = "her homework"
- ✔ Answer: hers

> *I forgot my homework but Caren had hers.*

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#### 5. My sister ate her cake but ________ is still on the plate.
- The cake on the plate belongs to the speaker.
- "Mine" = "my cake"
- ✔ Answer: mine

> *My sister ate her cake but mine is still on the plate.*

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Relative Pronouns:
1. who
2. that
3. that
4. whose
5. whom

#### Possessive Pronouns:
1. theirs
2. theirs
3. mine
4. hers
5. mine

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