Today’s agenda:
1. Deeper look at ‘whom’ and ‘who’, levels of formality
2. Quiz#5- Adjective clauses
Tomorrow
Discuss “Roses Sing on New Snow”
Review of paragraph- preparation for Test#5 on “Roses”
This week- Test#5- paragraph about “Roses Sing on New Snow”
Two streams:
EF7 English Foundations 7 – for students who have graduated from high school anywhere in the world (Graduated Adults)
Literary Studies 10/Composition 10 - for students who have not graduated from high school anywhere in the world
Talk to your advisor about whether you are a graduated adult or not.
English 11 – everyone is together
English 12 – everyone is together
Government rule. Why? Ask your government why because I don’t get it.
Deeper look at adjective clauses:
whom/ who
‘who’ is fine
‘whom’ is unusually formal
adjective clause – SV
My neighbour who is 68 years old is very chatty. ‘who’ is the subject, ‘who’ is a subject pronoun
My neighbour who I like talking to is very chatty. ‘who’ is the object, ‘who’ is an object pronoun
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The neighbour who I like talking to is very chatty.
When you have ‘who’ as an object pronoun, you have some choice.
Choice #1: Leave it- very natural sounding.
The neighbour who I like talking to is very chatty.
Choice #2: Omit it – most authentic.
The neighbour I like talking to is very chatty.
Choice #3: Use ‘whom’- unusually formal.
The neighbour whom I like talking to is very chatty.
Examples:
Mary has a sister who lives in Tokyo. subject pronoun- no choice
Mary has a sister who we met last night. object pronoun – choice
1. Leave it. Mary has a sister who we met last night.
2. Omit it. Mary has a sister we met last night.
3. Use ‘whom’. Mary has a sister whom we met last night.
* subject pronoun or object pronoun in adjective clauses
higher level choices
Leave it the way it is for now.
Example with ‘that’
We live in a city that is close to the mountains. ‘that’ is a subject pronoun, no choice, leave it, can’t change it
We live in a city that tourists like to visit. ‘that’ is an object pronoun, choices
1. We live in a city that tourists like to visit.
2. We live in a city tourists like to visit.
Examples with ‘which’
I love the ring which has a small ruby in it. subject pronoun- no choice
I love the ring which my grandfather gave me. object pronoun - choices
1. I love the ring which my grandfather gave me.
2. I love the ring my grandfather gave me.
These are all different forms of adjective clauses.
subject pronoun – no choice, leave it
object pronoun- choices
‘Whom’ is very formal.
She is the person with whom I was talking. very formal
She is the person whom I was talking with. formal, but less formal
She is the person who I was talking with. sounds natural and authentic
She is the person I was talking with. more conversational, most natural
If you want a good deal on tennis racquets, SportsCheck is the store you should go to.
If you want a good deal on tennis racquets, SportsCheck is the store that you should go to.
If you want a good deal on tennis racquets, SportsCheck is the store where you should go. easier, more compact, fewer words
‘where’ can also be used in adjective clauses – I didn’t teach that in this class
If you want a good deal on tennis racquets, SportsCheck is the store to which you should go. FORMAL, STIFF-SOUNDING, SOCK SUSPENDERS
Quiz#5
Write two sentences that have different adjective clauses for each.
Email it is to me as an attachment by 12:15.
e.g. The little girl has a dog.
2 answers:
The little girl has a dog that is white.
The little girl who lived next door has a dog.
1. The governor came to Chinatown.
2. The people put on a feast.
3. Maylin cooked a special dish for the banquet.
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