Thursday, 16 May 2019

EF3/4 Adjective clauses

Different kinds of sentences
SIMPLE
SV
SVV
SSV

COMPOUND
SV     SV
, SOBA

COMPLEX
- adverb clause

- adjective clause

- noun clause

That is all of the types of sentences.



-adjective clauses
adjectives - colour, shape , size, opinion
beautiful warm cold big small horrible green nice ugly fast slow great hard terrible sweet sour expensive

Adjectives describe nouns.
a tasty piece of apple pie
a green sweater
a cold day
a beautiful guitar

adjective clause - that which who

that - everything
which - things, special or unique things
who - people

The sweater (that has blue stripes) is mine.
that has blue stripes describing 'sweater'
that has blue stripes - adjective clause

The blue book (that is on the table) is from the library.

who - people
Your neighbour who is elderly is very nice.

My sister who is an office manager lives in Halifax.
My sister who lives in Halifax is an office manager.
My sister who lives in Halifax she is an office manager. XXX
My sister and she are doing the same job. We only need one.

My sister who lives in Halifax, and she is an office manager. COMPOUND

which - special, unique (only one)
Your passport which is from Canada is hidden in your bedroom.
The Pyramids which are in Egypt are ancient.
Her wedding ring which was her grandmother's is made of gold.
South Hill Education Centre that/which is on Fraser Street is an old building.
Let's meet at the Starbucks that/which is on Robson Street.
She grew up in a city that/which was close to the ocean.
She grew up in Shanghei that/which is close to the ocean.
The question to ask yourself: Is it special or not?
Is there only one, or are there lots of them?

who which that

whom - We don't use it. Forget about it. It is not important.
ONE EXCEPTION: When you are writing a business letter, and you don't know the name of the person you are writing to.
'To whom it may concern:'

whose - possession, own something
The boy whose bicycle was stolen was very sad.
The boy owns the bicycle.
I know a woman whose sister is a doctor.
The woman has a sister.








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