Tuesday, 10 September 2013

EF6 examples of adjective clauses

adjective clauses= that, who, which
The computer (that/whichis on the table) is hers.
that subject pronoun

The computer (thatsheput on the table) is connected to the internet.
that  object pronoun- can be omitted
The computer (sheput on the table) is connected to the internet.
The book that she read was good.

C.
1. I saw the man who closed the door.
The man who I saw closed the door.
2. The girl is happy (who won the race).- misplaced modifier
The girl (who won the race)is happy.

misplaced modifiers
I gave a table to my sister that has metal legs.
The man saw a cat who was drinking coffee.
3. The student who sits next to me is from China.
4. The students who are from China sit in the front row.
The students who sit in the front row are from China.
5. We are studying sentences that contain adjective clauses.
6. I am using a sentence that contains an adjective clause.
The sentence that I am using contains an adjective clause

BOTH WAYS!!

11. I liked the composition you wrote.
I liked the composition that you wrote.
I liked the composition which you wrote.
You wrote the composition that I liked.
You wrote the composition I liked.

12. The people that we visited yesterday were very nice.
Yesterday, we visited the people who were very nice.



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