EF 5/6 June 3

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Good afternoon.

Today’s agenda:

1. Go over yesterday’s adjective clause quiz, misplaced modifiers

2. Viola Desmond – your own research on her story

3. Homework Test tomorrow- Paragraph about Rosa Parks 

and Viola Desmond

Tomorrow 

1. Noun clauses

2. Test - Writing about Viola Desmond and Rosa Parks.

Quiz #5

Add an adjective clause to each sentence.

Most important:

who – people

that - things

which – special things, unique things

Much less important:

whom

where

whose

e.g. Joe bought a car.

Joe, who is my friend, bought a car which has only three wheels.

1. Maria works in a restaurant.

Maria who CCC works in a restaurant that CCC.

Maria who is a college student works in a restaurant that is on Main Street.

that is owned by her family.

Maria who has been hardworking / working hard during the Covid19 pandemic works in a restaurant.

hardworking (adj)

working hard (v + adv)

2. Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia.

Halifax, which is a nice city, is the capital of Nova Scotia, which is on the east coast of Canada.

Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia, which is a nice city.

‘which is a nice city’ What is it describing? It is in the wrong place. Move it.

Halifax, which is a nice city, is the capital of Nova Scotia.

Halifax, which is the capital of Nova Scotia, is a beautiful place to spend your vacation.

adj cl must go in the right place

Sarah has a dog who is a doctor. misplaced modifier

Sarah who is a doctor has a dog.

I gave a table to my sister that has three legs. misplaced modifier

I gave a table that has three legs to my sister who has one leg.

3. The fashion-conscious woman has many pairs of shoes.

The fashion-conscious woman who CCC has many pairs of shoes that CCC.

The fashion-conscious woman who is very short has many pairs of shoes that are all brand labels.

The fashion-conscious woman who loves the latest styles has many pairs of shoes that she spends all of her extra money on.

If you a sentence that you would like to try, write it in the Chat.

A woman who is fashion-conscious has many pairs of shoes.

The fashion-conscious woman has many fashionable pairs of shoes which are for attending dancing parties.

The red bike is new. SIMPLE

The bike that is red is new. COMPLEX - adj cl

4. We bought some BC peaches.

We bought some BC peaches which were sweet and juicy.

which/that were delicious.

which/that came from Peachland.

which/that were grown in the Okanagan.

which/that were very cheap.

4. Michelle bought a bicycle last month.

Michelle who CCC bought a bicycle that CCC last month which CCC.

Michelle, who is very active, bought a bicycle that has three gears last month which was very sunny.

Michelle, who is very active, bought a bicycle that is red.

 a specific person, adj cl,   You decide if the subject is specific enough to use commas.

Vietnam, which is my home country, is very beautiful.

The rock that I found on the ground looks like your father.

 

My mother, who lives in Nova Scotia, likes to go birdwatching.

5. We saw our neighbor at the grocery store.

We saw our neighbor who CCC at the grocery store that/which CCC.

We saw our neighbor who has seven kids at the grocery store that/which is open late.

It will take time and practice to get these solid.

Your example:

1. The book which my teacher gave me is great.

The book my teacher gave me is great.

2. Our neighbor who is recently lived near us , we saw him at the grocery store. XXX

Our neighbor who recently moved near us, we saw him at the grocery store. XXX

We saw our neighbor who recently moved near us at the grocery store.

3. I saw my neighbor who is a nice woman at the grocery store.

4. The girl who has a red dress is my cousin.

The girl who is in a red dress is my cousin.

The girl who is wearing a red dress is my cousin.

5. The shoes that were made by hand are very expensive.

The shoes that are handmade are very expensive.

The handmade shoes are very expensive. SIMPLE

6. The fashion designer who is famous in the city is my neighbour.

Viola Desmond – 1946, almost ten years before Rosa Parks