ENGLISH GRAMMAR Relative Clauses RELATIVE CLAUSES INTRODUCTION There are two types of relative clauses: 1. Defining relative clauses 2. Non-defining relative clauses DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES These describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun. The boy who was playing is my brother. Defining Relative Pronouns SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE For people Who Whom/Who Whose That That For
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DIRECT OBJECTS I OBJECT! Think of direct objects as receiving the action of the verb. Not every sentence will have a direct object. In order to have a direct object you must have three things: • • • An action verb The direct object must be a NOUN. You can answer the question‚ “what?” or “whom?”* Be sure to ask the correct question. Otherwise‚ you might find the subject. The correct question will follow this form: subject + verb+ WHAT? subject + verb+ WHOM? Check out the example
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Title : THE CENTIPEDEAuthor: Rony V. Diaz is an award-winningFilipinowriter. He has won severalPalancaAwards.He joined the paper in 2001 as executive director. He eventually became publisher and president of the Manila Times School of Journalism. Hehas taught English at U.P. Diliman and has worked for the Philippinegovernment as a Foreign Service corp Born inCabanatuan‚ Nueva Ecija butmoved toMindoroafter the bombing of Clark Field. Character: Author – A boy who narrates the story and the main cast
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are: big‚ cold‚ blue‚ and silly. One special type of adjective is an article‚ a word that introduces a noun and also limits or clarifies it; in English‚ the indefinite articles are a and an‚ the definite article is the. Pronoun - A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. Some pronouns are: I‚ me‚ she‚ hers‚ he‚ him‚ it‚ you‚ they‚ them‚ etc. SENTENCES 1. My mom likes yellow dresses. * Noun – mom‚ dresses * Verb – likes * Adjective – yellow 2. I like my fun family. * Noun –
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SWINRISE 4 Activity 1 Four Cords Song ‘The Axis of Awesome’ is an Australian comedy band. According to one of these comedians‚ all the greatest hit songs used the same ‘four cords’. To prove this‚ they have brilliantly put together 20 hit songs using these four cords. Listen to the song posted in BB Week 4 folder and do the following: 1) See if you know any of the song titles or the singers and check with the answers provided on BB. 2) In your group blog‚ discuss the question‚ ‘Is it ethical
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Plan Demonstrative Pronouns Robelynn S. Deocampo Christopher E. Omega Target Learners: Time Allotment: Filipino Tour guide trainees learning English as a Second Language Ages 20-22 Beginners to Pre-intermediate level 1 hour and 30 minutes I. Objectives A. General Objectives B. Specific Objectives/ Support Skills At the end of the lesson‚ learners should be able to: a. understand the usage and meaning of demonstrative pronouns b. apply their knowledge
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Third person pronoun – both a trap and a gap Introduction Gender roles and stereotypes are obviously a part of today’s society‚ all around the world. However‚ some appreciate them more than others‚ and how these facts will develop in the future is something only time can tell. In Sweden‚ the debate of equal rights between sexes is a part of the political agenda and the politics of equality was provided with 1.5 billion Swedish kronor between the
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Non-Defining Relative Clauses A relative clause is a clause that generally modifies a noun or noun phrase‚ and is introduced by a relative pronoun (which‚ that‚ who‚ whom‚ whose)‚ a relative adverb (where‚ when‚ why) or a zero relative. They are also known as an adjectival clause. For example: - Can I have the pencil that I gave you this morning? - Yesterday I called our friend Julie‚ who lives in New York. - In the summer I’m going to visit Italy‚ where my brother lives. There
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Choose the best answer This is the place _________ I met my wife. A. what B. where C. which D. that Simon is the man _________ Mary loves. A. who B. which C. whom D. A&C My wife‚ _________ is a doctor‚ works at Community Hospital. A. who B. which C. whom D. that Only one of the people _________ work in the company is qualified. A. what B. which C. who D. where She is the one _________ I told you about. A. what B. which C. whose D. who Those _________ had studied hard passed their
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Relative Velocity and Riverboat Problems On occasion objects move within a medium that is moving with respect to an observer. For example‚ an airplane usually encounters a wind - air that is moving with respect to an observer on the ground below. As another example‚ a motorboat in a river is moving amidst a river current - water that is moving with respect to an observer on dry land. In such instances as this‚ the magnitude of the velocity of the moving object (whether it be a plane or a motorboat)
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