Question

Join the following sentences using the relative pronoun ‘that’-
(i) The woodcutter cut down the old tree. The tree was planted by my grandfather.
(ii) Anil supported the movement. The movement was started by his friend.

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentences and understand their meaning. Further, look at the usage of the relative pronoun ‘that’ and form a suitable sentence without altering the meaning of the sentences.

Complete answer: A pronoun refers to a word that replaces nouns. It helps in reducing the repetition of nouns. For example- She is a girl. Here, ‘she’ is a pronoun.
Now, let’s look at relative pronouns-
i. Relative pronouns are those pronouns that connect an independent clause with a relative clause.
ii. Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses or adjective clauses because they help in indicating information about the subject.
For example- The man who entered the store left money for you. Here, ‘who’ is a relative pronoun that joins the relative clause with the main clause.
Let’s look at the relative pronoun ‘that’-
‘That’ is used to indicate a person, animal or a thing. For example- My friend finally cooked the meal that she had been planning to cook for weeks.
In the given question-
i) The correct answer is- The woodcutter cut down the tree that was planted by my grandfather.
ii) The correct answer is- Anil supported the movement that was started by his friend.

Note: Always remember that relative pronouns act like conjunction because they help in joining the relative clause with the main clause.