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
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
Let's meet at the Starbucks that/
She grew up in a city that/
She grew up in Shanghei
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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