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Today’s agenda
1. Continue with adjective clauses
2. “Literary Terms”
3. Quiz#2 – short paragraph on an easy topic, sentences
4. HW Read The Jade Peony Chapter 1. Make notes on the Chapter 1 Thought Questions.
Sentences types:
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
- adverb clause
- noun clause
- adjective clause
adjective clauses-
that- things
Maria had a cake that was made with dark chocolate.
who – people, person
The little girl who lives next door loves to play with our puppy.
which- special things, unique things
The Great Wall of China, which is over 21 000 km long, is a wonder of the world.
The Great Wall of China – only one, unique
whom – rarely used, vewry formal, not commonly used
ADVICE # 9: Forget it! Nobody uses it.
whom – people, object
My neighbor who is from Hong Kong is retired. ‘who’ is a subject pronoun
My neighbor who we rarely see outside is retired. ‘who’ is an object pronoun
when you have an object pronoun, you have choice: 1. who 2. OMIT 3. whom
1. The girl who I was talking to is my sister.
2. The girl I was talking to is my sister.
3. The girl whom I was talking to is my sister. too formal, nobody talks like that
One exception- we have to use ‘whom’
To whom it may concern,
The key words for adjectice clauses are ‘that’, ‘who’, and ‘which’.
‘Whom’ is very low-frequency, don’t bother with it, it’s not important
okie dokie – OK, casual
The Simpsons – Ned Flanders “Okily Dokily, Neighborinos!”
Do you have some examples to share?
1. The door which Pepe and I fixed was tore torn down for a second time.
2. Vancouver, which is a famous city, is too expensive.
3. My friend, John, was born and raised in Toronto which is the biggest and most famous city in Canada.
My friend, John, is a bank robber.
Sarah, my sister’s best friend, just got a puppy.
Vancouver, my home town, is a beautiful city.
appositive AAA, BBB, is CCC.
4. I have a friend who has always argued with her husband.
5. The roommate who is next door likes to make a lot of weird noises.
6. mMy daughter who is 14 years old studies at Lord Byng school.
7. He visit his friend in Mcdonold wich is in 49th avenue.
He visits his friend at the McDonalds’ which is on 49th Avenue.
8. My brother who is a basketball player is very friendly.
9. The man who stole the bike has been caught by the police.
10. My mother has given me a tray which belonged to my grandmother.
11. The school that my son is attending is going to close.
The school is going to close. active voice
The school is going to be closed. passive voice
12. My fired friend who is a basketball champion. frag
My friend is a basketball champion. SIMPLE
My friend who is a basketball champion is 6’7”. COMPLEX – adjective clause
I am 5’9”. You are 6’1”. She is 5’2”. My mother-in-law is 4’9”.
13. Sushi, which a lot of people love the most a lot, is not healthy. It is full of sodium.
14. I enrolled in a gym which was so very close to my place.
The gym is so close to my house that I can walk there in 5 minutes. adverb clause
very close – next to, right beside, adjacent to, kitty corner to
kitty corner – across the street diagonally
15. Mr. Lee is the teacher who helped me with my physics problem.
16. That cup which was won at a amusement is my best love.
That cup which I won at an amusement park is my favourite thing that I own.
17. That is the guy who I bumped into at Superstore.
bump into- encounter
ran into – hit with your car, meet unexpectedly
I tripped over the stupid cat and fell down the stairs headfirst onto the concrete floor. Luckily, I was wearing my motorcycle helmet.
18. The car my son crashed is my husband’s favourite one.
19. The Louvre is a museum that/where you can visit the work of art of see/enjoy/take in works of art from many countries.
PHRASAL VERB take in – to see a movie, play, concert, museum
We took in a movie yesterday.
Literary Terms:
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