1. What is a relative pronoun?

A relative pronoun is a word that connects two parts of a sentence.
It gives extra information about a person, place, or thing.

2. The most common relative pronouns:

3. Helpful tips

• Use who when the person does something.
  The woman who sells vegetables is kind.
• Use whose when someone has something.
  The boy whose bag is full of carrots is my cousin.
• Use that or which for things.
  We bought a table that was very cheap.
• Use where for places.
  This is the farm where we keep chickens.

4. What's the difference between that and which?

✅ That

Use that when the information is important. It tells us which thing we are talking about.

Example: The chicken that lays eggs is in the coop. → (We need this information to know which chicken.)

✅ Which

Use which when the information is just extra. We already know what thing we are talking about.

Example: The chicken, which is brown, is very big. → (We already know the chicken. The colour is just an extra detail.)

→ Easy tip for you:

• Use that for important information.
• Use which for extra details.

→ Don’t worry about “whom” too much!

In everyday English, people often just use who, even when whom would be correct.
So for now: focus on who, whose, that, which, and where.

The Business of the Smoke-Free Stove

In a small village in Tanzania, there lived a girl named Neema. Neema was curious and always looking for ways to solve problems in her community. Every day, she watched her family and neighbours cook with wood and charcoal. The smoke from the fire was so thick that it made their eyes burn and their lungs hurt. It was a constant problem in the village, and Neema knew there had to be a better way.

One day, while she was cleaning, Neema found some old cans and metal containers. She had an idea. “What if I could make a stove from these old cans?” she thought. She thought that a stove could produce less smoke if it was built the right way. Neema worked hard, collecting materials. With the cans, some wire, and a bit of wood, she built a small, portable stove. She called it the “smoke-free stove.”

After many tests and improvements, Neema discovered that her stove produced much less smoke than the traditional wood and charcoal stoves. The stove was safer, healthier, and more efficient, and Neema was proud of what she had created.

One day, Neema told her mother about her idea. Her mother was excited and immediately saw that it could be a solution not only for their home but for many other families in the village. Neema decided to show the smoke-free stove to other families. She started organizing small workshops in her village, where she taught people how to build the stove.

The community was excited. Soon, more and more people began using Neema's smoke-free stove. They found that it not only reduced smoke but also used less wood, making it cheaper to cook. Neighbours encouraged Neema to share her idea with other villages.

Over time, Neema’s business grew. She began producing her stoves in larger quantities and selling them at markets in other towns. Neema's business was successful, and she was even able to help other people in her community start their own small businesses. Her invention had not only improved cooking in her village but also changed the lives of many people.

In the end, Neema was not only proud of her smoke-free stove but also of what she had achieved: She had built a successful business and, at the same time, helped improve the environment and the health of people in her community.