Wednesday, 5 January 2022

EF34 25th class- registration procedures, adjective clauses

 

Adjective Clauses

 

REVIEW

Sentence types:

 

- SIMPLE   SV  SSV   SVV   SSVV   Imperatives   Interrogative

 

COMPOUND   SV, FANBOYS SV.   SV, SOBA SV.  

SOBA   , so   , or   , but   , and

 

COMPLEX  -adverb clauses – because   if   when   even though   unless

                     -noun clauses

- think   feel   believe  know  say

- that  how  why

         

          -adjective clauses (final kind of clause)

 

 

adjective – describes a noun

the red hat adjective

 

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES:

opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose NOUN

 

This is my school book.

She has a nice diamond ring.

Junko collects ancient Japanese tea sets.

The dog had a cute fluffy tail.

 

The beautiful small new round lime-green Martian flying machine is right there. TOO MANY ADJECTIVES – PICK 2-3

 

My grandmother broke her gorgeous sky-blue English teapot.

Mariam bought a warm purple wool/woolen sweater.

Ling bought a new wooden spoon.

We had delicious Chinese dimsum.

Marian bought some golden Canadian maple syrup.

You have a clear plastic water bottle.

Mei likes her new blue silk gloves.

 

adjectives – good for simple ideas

For more compicated ideas- need an adjective clause

 

An adjective clause tells us about a noun just like an adjective does.  Adjective clauses have subject and a verb.

 

Adjective clauses usually use these three words: who, that, which.

 

There are othe words: whom whose where – not used often

NOTE: ‘whom’ very rarely used, for get about ‘whom’

Writing a letter: To whom it may concern,

To whom concern, XXX

To concern who is, XXX

Are you concerning who is what this, XXX

 

To whom it may concern,

 

WE USE THESE ONES MOST OFTEN:

*‘who’ - used for people, all people, sounds polite

* ‘that’ - used for things, things are not alive, animals, EXTRA: people who we don’t like (sounds unfriendly, impolite)

* ‘which’ is used for special things (special to you- only you can decide if it’s special or not), unique things (only one)

 

- Examples of adjective clauses with ‘who’

Mei’s sister who is a nurse lives in Burnaby. adjective clause

2 pieces of information

My neighbour who is very elderly is not very friendly. adjective clause

My sister who is not married lives with me. adjective clause

Jun’s grandson who is six loves to play with his toy cars.

 

 

Examples with ‘that’

The dog that is running in the park is very fast.

Ling has a pet cat that has two different colour eyes.

She has a cellphone that cost $1000.

The napkins that we bought from Superstore were very expensive.

The book that I have been reading is very interesting.

hazel eyes

dark brown, chocolate brown

 

Examples with ‘which’

special to you

I have these headphones which my brother gave me.

I have this speeding ticket which that the policeman gave me.

She has a birthday card which her sister gave her.

Junko likes the violet sweater which her good friend bought for her.

I like this shirt that/which I bought at Costco.

I like this shirt that/which my grandmother sewed for me.

violet – light purple, kind of flower

 

unique- only one in the world

Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is an amazingly fun city.

Mexico City, which has a population of 9 million, is built on a volcano.

The hospital which that I was born in was rebuilt.

Amin grew up in Cairo, which is famous for the Pyramids.

camel – animals with humps that live in the desert

Camel milk is really good.

Commas – ‘which’ usually use commas, something special or unique

 

MODELS FOR ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

The girl who is standing by the tree is my sister.

Beijing, which is the capital of China, is a big city.

I turned in the watch that I found in the classroom.

 

v NOTE THAT SOME ADJECTIVE CLAUSES ARE SEPARATED BY COMMAS.  I TEACH THIS IN EF6, ENG10. IT’S NOT A BIG DEAL.

 

HOMEWORK

EASIER - EXERCISE: Find the adjective clauses in the following sentences:

1.    My friend who is a very hardworking student got an A in Math 12.

2.    The milk that was left out on the counter has gone bad.

3.    The computer that I bought doesn’t work well at all.

4.    You should say goodbye to your brother who is leaving for Europe.

I am leaving for the US.

5.    My father, who has high blood pressure, has to watch what he eats.

 

HARDER- Try some sentences of your own that have adjective clauses. We can share them tomorrow.

 

 

We will continue tomorrow.

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