It is asking you to identify the relative clause.
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Circle the relative clause in the sentence below.
The boy who is sitting on the bench is my brother.
- Read the question carefully and read it again. What is it asking you to do?
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- Find the nouns in the sentence.
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The nouns are boy, bench and brother.
- Check if the nouns are followed by a clause beginning with who, which, where, when or that.
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The noun brother is followed by who, which is the beginning of the relative clause.
- Now, find the end of the clause by identifying all the words that relate to boy.
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The clause who is sitting on the bench, relates to boy and so does is my brother.
- The sentence must make sense if you remove the relative clause, so check that it does.
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The boy who is sitting on the bench is not a sentence.
The boy ... is my brother makes sense as a sentence.
The boy who is sitting on the bench is my brother.
- Check your answer.