adjectives = describe nouns colour, size, age
The green car is mine.
nouns function as adjective
The green fibreglass car is mine.
The store is open.
The new store is open.
The grocery store is open.
The book store is closed.
nouns acting as adjective don't take an 's'
The six years old girl is very happy. XXX
The six-year-old girl is very happy.
hyphen -
This class is nine weeks long.
This is a nine weeks class. XXX
This is a nine-week class.
adjective clause SV
who - people
that - everything
which - things that not alive, also if there only one
The iphone which / that is on the table is blue.
My grandmother's wedding ring which is gold is very small.
Beijing which is the capital of China is a huge city.
The girl who is standing by the tree is my sister.
Joe has a car that has 19" wheels.
who, that, which - subject pronoun
Sarah has a dog that has white paws.
Sarah has a dog that she loves. object pronoun
Sarah has a dog
Sarah has a dog she loves. authentic English
Sarah has a sister that she loves.
Sarah has a sister who she loves.
Sarah has a sister she loves.
Sarah has a sister whom she loves.
TRUTH- nobody says 'whom'
'who' is fine
'whom' is extremely formal, very low frequency
NATURAL SOUNDING
The girl that I was talking to is my sister.
The girl I was talking to is my sister.
The girl who I was talking to is my sister.
UNNATURAL SOUNDING
The girl whom I was talking to is my sister.
grammar book English
The girl whom I was talking to is my sister.
grammar book English.
My old grammar teacher said, "Never end a clause with a preposition."
The girl to whom I was talking is my sister.
grammar book English- every formal English
phrasal verbs
talk to
talk with
talk about
talk for
talk over
whom - use in this convention
To whom it may concern,
To who it may concern, XXX
Tomorrow:
The girl who I was talking to is my sister.
The girl, who I was talking to, is my sister.
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