Today’s Agenda
· Attendance
· Continue complex
sentences with adjective clauses
Prepare
for Quiz 4
· Continue “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce missions and congestion”
Crossword
Read out loud?
Thought Questions
· Continue verb tenses-
present perfect
· Leftover work?
“Run-On
Sentences and Comma Splices”
“Phrasal
Verb Exercises”
Tuesday
· Continue adjective
clauses
Choose
vocab for Quiz 4
· Continue “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce missions and
congestion” Test 4 when?
· Continue verb tense- present perfect
Wednesday
· Quiz
4- adjective clauses
· Begin
noun clauses- final kind of clause
“Noun Clauses” HANDOUT
· Continue “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce missions and
congestion” Test 3 when?
Thursday
· “Self-Assessment”
Week 7
· Vocabulary
exercises
· Check
progress on spoken presentations
· Continue
noun clauses
Quiz when?
· Test
3- last 55 minutes of class
Friday- October 23rd
No school
Professional
Development
Monday, October 26
· Spoken
presentations
· Begin
essay work
· Continue
noun clauses
Choose vocab for Quiz 5
Tuesday, Oct 27
· Spoken
presentations
· Continue
essay work
· Quiz
5- last 25m
Wednesday, Oct 28
· Spoken
presentations
· Continue
essay work
Thursday, Oct 29
· Spoken
presentations
· Continue
essay work
·
Friday, Oct 30
· Spoken
presentations
Final Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
· Optional
replacement quiz and/or test
Friday- Last day
· Return
everything
No more RWs
· Final
marks and comments
· One-on-one
student-teacher conferences
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Adjective clauses
who – people
that- things, animals, plants
which- unique, special
Exercise B:
Combine each pair of sentences into one sentence using an
adjective clause. Write your sentences on your own paper.
1.
I met a woman. She owns a successful business.
I met a woman who owns a successful business.
The woman who I
met owns a successful business.
CHOICES
The/A woman who
I met owns a successful
business.
The/A woman whom
I met owns a successful
business.
A/The woman I met owns a successful business.
2.
The book was fascinating. You recommended it to
me.
The book that
you recommended it to me was fascinating.
The book that you
recommended to me was fascinating.
CHOICES
The book that you
recommended to me was fascinating.
The book you recommended
to me was fascinating.
You recommended a book that was fascinating to
me. Like?
You recommended a fascinating book to me. SIMPLE
The book, Anne of Green Gables, recommended to me
was fascinating.
OPTIONS
The book, Anne of Green Gables, that was recommended
to me was fascinating.
APPOSITIVE
The book, Anne of Green Gables, was good.
My sister, Kathy, lives in Spain.
Her son, Jun, is very tall.
His home country, Iran, is very beautiful.
RW as adjective clauses
The book, which/that is called Anne of Green
Gables, was good.
My sister, whose name is Kathy, lives in Spain.
Her son, who is called Jun, is very tall.
His home country, which is Iran, is very
beautiful.
, ADJ CL, usually for something unique or special
We can look at appositives more later.
3.
We visited a village. My grandfather grew up
there.
We visited a village where my grandfather
grew up.
We visited a village that my grandfather grew up in.
We visited the village which my grandfather grew
up in.
We visited the village in which my grandfather
grew up. GRAMMAR BOOK- very formal
4.
The man is my neighbour. His dog barks every
night.
The man who is my neighbour barks
every night. XXX
The man whose dog barks every night is my
neighbour.
The man is my neighbour whose dog barks every
night.
Grammar- fine
Which best sounds best to you?
5.
I spoke to a student. The student won a
scholarship.
I spoke to a student who won a scholarship.
REVIEW- usage of ‘who’ ‘that’ ‘which’ whose’ ‘whom’
Exercise C
Correct the error in each adjective clause. Write your
sentences on your own paper.
1.
The woman which who lives upstairs is a
nurse.
2.
I know a man who his whose daughter is a
professional musician.
who his =
whose
3.
The house which/that/where we visited last
weekend was beautiful.
4.
The teacher who teaches mathematics is very
experienced.
Canada- math UK- maths
5.
That is the restaurant where we ate dinner
last Friday.
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Adjective Clauses
Higher-level- a bit
Create an
adjective clause with the bolded words for each sentence. Write your completed
sentences on your own paper.
e.g.
Sasha’s
neighbour ____ is very funny. retired
Sasha’s
neighbour who is a retired nurse is very funny.
Sasha’s
neighbour who retired from VSB is very funny.
Mary
replaced her old phone. crack screen
Mary
replaced her old phone that has a cracked screen.
Vancouver
_____ is a beautiful city. west
Vancouver, which
is in western Canada, is a beautiful city.
Beijing
_____ is a big city. Jun born
Beijing,
where Jun was born, is a big city.
Juan is the
man. daughter scholarship
Juan is the
man whose daughter got a big scholarship.
Exercises
1.
The
woman _____ is very kind. live next door
The woman who lives next door to
me is very kind.
The woman who has lived next door to
me for two years is very kind.
2.
The
book _____ was fascinating. borrow library
The book that I borrowed from the library
was fascinating.
I borrowed 5$ from my wife.
My wife lent/gave $5 to me.
borrow- lend/loan
3.
The
car _____ broke down yesterday. buy last year
The car that Mei bought last year
broke down yesterday.
The car broke down.
My car is broken. XXX
My car won’t start. My car is broken down.
SLANG My car is on-the-fritz.
4.
The
restaurant _____ serves delicious pasta. dinner.
The restaurant where we/my family
had/ate dinner last week serves delicious pasta.
The restaurant which serves delicious pasta has an
early-bird dinner special.
IDIOM early-bird special-
like Happy Hour-
late-night/evening snack
Family dinner together is very important.
5.
The
student whose phone is/keeps ringing needs to turn it off.
6.
This
is the park where my children play soccer every day.
This is the park where my children are playing.
This is the park where my children will play the soccer
tournament next week.
7.
The
artist _____ is world-famous. paintings gallery
The artist whose paintings are/hang/are
displayed/ are on display in this gallery is
world-famous.
The painting which was created
by an old Italian artist is world-famous.
The artist who is world-famous
has paintings in this gallery.
8.
The
movie _____ was really scary. watch last night
The movie that she watched last night
was really scary.
The movie that she tried to watch/watching
last night was really scary.
Last night, she watched a movie that
was really scary.
Last night, she watched a really
scary movie. SIMPLE
Last night, she watched a movie, and
it was really scary.
COMPOUND
Last night, she watched a movie; unfortunately,
it was really scary. COMPOUND
9.
She
met a man who speaks five languages.
10.
The/A
man who she met speaks five languages.
He speaks French. simple present- fact
She met a man who was speaking five languages at
the party.
During/On her trip, she met a man who speaks five languages.
She
met a man who speaks five languages.
She met a
man who can speak five languages.
10.
The
dog _____ belongs to our neighbor. bark night
The dog that belongs to our neighbor was barking all night.
The dog that belongs to our neighbor barked once last night.
The dog that barks every night belongs to our neighbor.
dog- bark
cat-meow
cow- moo
horse- whinney
sheep- bleat
monkey- chatter?
lion-roar The lion roared.
chicken- cluck
donkey- bray The
donkey was braying.
turkey- gobble
goose- hiss
frog- croaks
mouse- squeak
bee- buzz The bees buzz around the flowers.
bear/dog- growl-angry sound
11.
The
house that/which was built in 1890 has a lot of history.
The Marine Building which was built in 1930 has a lot
of history. It is a heritage building.
12.
The
teacher _____ retired recently. teach us
The teacher who was teaching us
retired recently. – sounds like in the middle of the term
The teacher who taught us retired
recently.
13.
The
dress _____ was stunning. wore party
The dress that she wore to/at the
party was stunning.
chic, gorgeous, stylish
The dress which she wore for her wedding
was stunning.
14.
The
city which has grown has changed a lot over the years.
VERB TENSE- present perfect
The city which has been growing
slowly has changed a lot over the years.
VERB TENSE- present perfect progressive
The city where I grew up has
changed a lot over the years.
VERB TENSE- simple past
15.
The
boy whose bike was stolen reported it to the police.
16.
The
flowers _____ were a gift from a friend. vase
The flowers that I put in the vase
were a gift from a friend.
The flowers that
are in the vase were a gift from a friend.
PRON vase- vas, voz
She is potter. She does pottery.
Instagram: Booshraartstudio
You need a kiln.
17.
The
athlete who won a gold medal trained hard for years.
The athlete whose gold medal is
around his neck trained hard for years.
She is an Olympic medalist. She is an
Olympian.
18.
The
shop where I bought my souvenirs was very crowded.
VOCAB souvenir- a small gift from a
specific place, usually trinkets
19.
The
child who was/is playing in the yard is my cousin.
20.
The
hotel _____ offers breathtaking views. overlook beach
The hotel that overlooks the beach
offers breathtaking views.
VOCAB overlook(v) – has a high view
of
overlook(v) to forget, to miss something
I overlooked those documents on my desk.
overview(n)- a summary, an overall
understanding
The Overlook Hotel is the name of the
hotel in The Shining.
