Answer:
First, let's underline the relative clauses in each sentence:
1. Max bought one of those hoverboards that you ride around on.
2. The dog was wearing red booties, which made him look ridiculous.
3. Dan was the one in the game whose shoe fell off in the third quarter.
4. Alexandra is the person to whom all the blame was given for the software problem last year.
5. I went to the only place in town that has old parts–the junkyard.
Now, let's identify the relative pronoun of each:
1. that
2. which
3. whose
4. whom
5. that
Explanation:
A relative clause, or adjective clause, has the purpose of modifying a noun in the sentence by providing specific information about it. Relative clauses begin with a relative pronoun, whose function is to substitute a noun. The most common relative pronouns are: that, who, whom, which, and whose.
Take a look at the example below:
- Nina is the cat. The cat jumped over the fence.
The second sentence is providing information about the noun mentioned in the first sentence. However, it repeats the word "cat". To avoid such repetition, we can use a relative pronoun to substitute "cat" and transform the second sentence into a relative clause:
- Nina is the cat that jumped over the fence.
