Tuesday, 6 January 2026

EF6WI567 Class 30

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      Presentation emails

I responded “Thanks. Good. Allan”

If you didn’t get that, let me know if you sent the email properly.

Next thing- Friday- check-in on your progress, what you have done so far

·      Continue adjective clauses

Start practice

·      Work on spoken presentations

·      LEFTOVER Verb Tense exercises- Test B 1-20

 

Wednesday

·      Continue adjective clauses-

restrictive and non-restrictive clauses

essential and non-essential clauses

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Thursday

·      Continue adjective clauses-

subject and object pronouns

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FOCUS ON HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS: who that which – 95% of the time

 

*who – used for people, any people, sounds nice, sounds polite and respectful, you can use it for all people

 

*that- things that are not alive, animals, people (sounds a little disrespectful, sounds like you don’t like that person)

 

SUBTLETY IN ENGLISH, signal your opinion of a person:

The guy that my sister married is a creep. adjective clause

VOCAB creep(n)- a weirdo, a man who gives you a weird negative feeling, makes you feel uncomfortable

 

The man who my other sister married is awesome. adjective clause

 

That people that did not respect me are now out of my life.

The people who are my true friends will always be with me.

 

‘that’ -tricky word in English, many uses in English

adjective clauses & noun clauses & pronoun

Who is that? Not an adjective clause, sounds polite

Who is that woman you were talking to?

That is a beautiful baby!

Is that your son? -sounds ok

She said that she would come to the party. Noun Clause

He bought a car that runs on electricity. Adjective Clause

that- confusing word, used different ways

 

adj cl

n cl

pronoun

 

She said that that pen that she bought is nice. adjective clause noun clause pronoun

 

Same meaning, easier to understand:

She said the pen that she bought is nice.

 

 

*which- special things (special to you), unique things

This is a watch that I bought last week on Amazon. not special, just a watch

I really like the watch which my dad gave me for my 18th birthday. special

 

She has a diamond wedding ring which her husband gave her.

wedding ring – which

bracelet- jewelry for your wrist

necklace

anklet- jewelry for your ankle

ring

necklace that your grandmother gave you – which

 

The prisoner was in handcuffs and shackles.

The ex-con had an ankle monitor.

ex- former, previous

ex-husband, ex-wife

con- a person who is in jail, convict(noun)

She is a convicted murderer. She is a convict.

He is a prisoner-of-conscience.

Amnesty International

 

 

toothbrush – that                                        

glasses- that

 

gem stone- emerald, ruby, diamond

 

*which – special things, unique things

special things- You decide if it is special to you.

I have a silver ring which my son gave me. a special thing to me

She has a necklace which her son made for her.

Mei is wearing the jade necklace which her grandmother gave to her.

Shirin is wearing the jade necklace that her grandmother gave to her. (sounds like a regular necklace, not special)

Clara put the picture which her son painted for her up on the fridge.

                                                                         

*unique things- only one in the world

Beijing, which is the capital of China, hosted the 2022 Olympic Summer Games. unique

GOOD RULE OF THUMB: only one, put commas around it

 

Edmonton, which has a huge indoor mall, is in northern Alberta.

She lived in Tehran, which is the capitol of Iran.

She lived in Tehran. It is the capitol of Iran. 2 SIMPLE SENT

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris.

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower that is in Paris. XXX sounds like there are several Eiffel Towers

 

We went to a Starbucks that was open late.

We went to the Starbucks in Seattle, which was/is the first one to open.

 

He climbed the Himilayas, which is the tallest mountain range in the world.

 

She climbed a mountain peak that is close to her house in North Van.

She climbed to the Lions, which are in North Van.

 

IDIOM         Twins run in families.

Diabetes runs in my family.

 

twins, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, octuplets

 

 

 

 

The CN Tower, which is in Toronto, has the Edgewalk.

 

Marta visited the Starbucks that/which is on Robson Street.

 

She saw the Rocky Mountains, which are on the border of BC and Alberta.

 

Every Saturday, he climbs (up) the mountain that is next to his house.

The little girl climbed up a tree.

She climbed the corporate ladder. She was stopped by a glass ceiling.

 

systemic problem-

 

REVIEW

who-people

that-things, animals

which- special things, unique things

 

 

Adjective Clauses – Exercises

 

Exercise A

Complete each adjective clause with 'who', 'that', or 'which'. Write your sentences on your own paper.

 

1. The cat that is sitting on the windowsill is very cute.

2. The book that/which I borrowed from the library is excellent.

3. The student who handed in the report late apologized sincerely.

4. The house that/which has the big garden is for sale.

5. My best friend, who is a doctor, is coming over.

Why commas? one friend- best friend

TOMORROW- restrictive and non-restrictive clauses

 

My best friend is coming over who is a doctor. too far away

 

6. This is the person who/that-not as polite lost the keys.

 

7. The kids who were playing outside came inside when it started raining/ to rain.

 

8. My oldest friend, who lives in New York, is visiting next week.

my oldest friend- been friends the longest

 

9. We decided to try the restaurant that/which has great reviews.

 

10. The package that was supposed to be delivered yesterday finally arrived.

 

B. Combine the sentences using an adjective clause using 'who', 'that' or 'which'. Write your sentences on your own paper.

 

1. Mary is my friend. She lives next door.

2. The movie was boring. We watched it last night.

3. The girl has a dog. Her dog won a prize.

4. The car is blue. My brother bought it.

5. The girl is playing the piano. She is my sister.

The girl is playing the piano who is my sister. misplaced modifier

The girl who is my sister is playing the piano.

 

ALTERATIVES/OPTIONS

The girl who is my sister is playing the piano.

The girl who is playing the piano is my sister.

 

The girl is my sister who is playing the piano. AWKWARD

 

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Commas around adjective clauses

Her sister who lives in Edmonton is a nurse. has 2+ sister

Her sister, who lives in Edmonton, is a nurse. has one sister

Are the meanings the same? No

commas- breath mark, slight pause

 

We study at South Hill, which is on Fraser Street.

We study at a school that is on Fraser Street.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISPLACED MODIFIER

I gave a table that has wooden legs to my sister that has wooden legs.

 

 

6. Jun bought a shirt. It is too small.

Jun bought a shirt that is too small.

The shirt that Jun bought is too small.

 

7. I visited a city. It has a famous cathedral.

I visited a city that/which has a famous cathedral.

 

8. The chicken was salty. We barbecued it yesterday.

The chicken was salty that we barbecued yesterday. XXX

The chicken that we barbecued yesterday was salty.

The chicken, which we barbecued yesterday, was salty. special chicken

 

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