Can someone please help me with these questions? I have noo idea about them!

Identify the function of the relative pronoun in the adjective clause.

1.The game was designed by Zack, who studies computer programming.

2.We all enjoyed the play that you wrote.

How can I find the relative pronoun in these sentences? Can someone show me how to answer them? Thanks!!

-MC

I know that the relative pronoun for #1 is who

#2 that...?
are those right?
-MC

Relative pronouns are those pronouns that introduce a subordinate clause.

This is an excellent site for learning about them.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/645/01/

In the first sentence, the pronoun WHO is the subject of the verb STUDIES. In the second sentence, the pronoun THAT is the object of the verb WROTE.

So the answer for #1 is subject

and #2 is direct object?
-MC

Yes.

Yay! Thanks a million Ms.Sue (:

-MC

To identify the relative pronoun in these sentences, there are a few steps you can follow:

1. Start by locating the adjective clause within each sentence. In both sentences, the adjective clauses are underlined:

1. The game was designed by Zack, who studies computer programming.
2. We all enjoyed the play that you wrote.

2. Next, determine the word within the adjective clause that is introducing or connecting the clause to the rest of the sentence. This word is the relative pronoun.

1. In the first sentence, the word "who" is the relative pronoun. It is connecting the adjective clause "who studies computer programming" to the rest of the sentence.
2. In the second sentence, the word "that" is the relative pronoun. It is connecting the adjective clause "that you wrote" to the rest of the sentence.

By following these steps, you should be able to identify the function of the relative pronoun in each sentence.