Good
morning, everyone.
We
will get started at 8:30
Al
Haley ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Class
blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com
My tentative
classes for next term:
P1
8:30-10:45- EF7/Eng10/Eng11
P2
11-1:15- EF6, CW567
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Continue adjective clauses
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“The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
Small group brainstorming
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“Literary Terms”
Wednesday
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Continue with “The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
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Choose vocab for quiz
Thursday
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Quiz#5 – adjective clauses
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Continue “The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
Friday
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Begin sentence combining
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Test3 “WWoC”
Some of your examples
from homework:
1.
A mouse that appeared in my apartment ate my
plant's flower.
my plant's flower awk – the flower on one
of my plants
2.
Steveston Buddhist Temple which was built in 1928
has a great reverend.
3.
Manisha who is a teacher of laughter yoga has a
huge smile.
4.
The lapis lazuli is a mysterious stone which
I got at the gem and mineral show.
5.
A red carnation that I bought two weeks ago is
knocking on Heaven's door.
6.
I adore the diamond necklace which my mother gave me
last year. which-special
7.
2.-My older brother who lives in Mexico is a well
know wf entrepreneur. well-known (with a hyphen)
He is a three-year-old violin prodigy.
8.
E10 The professor told the students whose reports
were turned in late that he would accept the papers this time but never
again.
adj cl n cl
She told me that she wanted to buy the boat.
n cl
9.
When he lit a cigarette, the man whose beard
caught on fire poured a glass of water on his face.
adv cl adj cl
The man whose beard caught on fire when
he lit a cigarette poured a glass of water on his face. SCANS BETTER
The little kid whose shoes got dirty
when he ran through the mud tried to clean them on the grass.
lit light
put a cigarette out/ stub it out
cigarette butt – the end part of a cigarette
cigarette (n)- smokes, coffin nails, cancer
sticks (slang)
10.
The professor whose course I am taking is
excellent.
professor- post-secondary, college,
university
11.
I have to call the man whose umbrella I accidentally
picked up after the meeting.
12.
Tobacco whose large leaves are used for smoking or
chewing is a plant.
tobacco – loose leaves
cigarette- rolled paper tube with tobacco
inside
chewing tobacco – “chaw”
13.
I have a special watch which my husband bought
as an engagement gift.
14.
I have a special watch which my husband bought (for)
me as an engagement gift.
My wife bought a guitar.
My wife bought me a guitar.
15.
My cat was very cuddly that I wish I could cuddle her again.
RW
My cat was so cuddly that I wish I could
cuddle her again.
so...that adv cl – adv cl better fit for
this idea
My cat that I wish I could cuddle again was
very cuddly. AWK
16.
His uncle who lives in Florida has three kids.
17.
I always take the bus that is on time regularly
when I go to school every morning. BIT AWK
The bus that I take regularly when I go to
school every morning is always on time. SCANS BETTER- sounds smoother
18.
I like to make friends who are optimistic.
19.
This adviser who is impatient is yelling at him.
This adviser who is impatient is starting
to yell at him.
20.
This fabulous ancient orient painting is her favorite
collection. wf ww
oriental – old-fashioned word
This fabulous ancient Asian/Japanese/Thai
painting is her favorite piece/work.
one painting – piece/work
This fabulous ancient Thai painting is from her
favorite collection.
REMINDER- ORDER OF ADJECTIVES:
opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose
NOUN
21.
I prefer this big round ivory hardwood dining table.
SIMPLE – lots of adjectives
22.
The pyramid is a miraculous amazing ancient huge
stone Egyptian tomb. SIMPLE
23.
My friend who has a chocolate-brown eyes
is a great photographer.
24.
The girl that hit me by her car she’s so rude. RW
The girl that hit me with her car was
very rude.
so rude – casual, speaking
very rude- for writing
25.
I love the necklace which my mom gave to me for my
birthday five years ago.
26.
Julie who is my sister’s friend wore my
beautiful pink dress for her graduation.
27.
I like to drink a juice that is cold. overwritten
I like to drink a cold juice.
I like to drink a juice when it is cold.
adv cl
28.
The woman who he married is nice.
29.
The watch which my grandfather gave (to) me is
very special to me.
30.
The person who helped me in/with my math test
knows my brother.
31.
I saw the movie that she recommended to me.
Excellent work!
Adjective clauses
*Basic level of knowledge
who- people
that- things, animals, people (impolite, not respectful
sounding)
which- special things, unique things
commas or no commas
around adjective clauses
-commas – special,
unique, only one- a good time to use commas
‘which’ is a good
candidate for commas
Manila, which is
the capital of The Philippines, is a huge city.
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
MEANINGS / MESSAGES
A. Dave’s
dog, that has white fur, loves to swim.
B. Dave’s
dog that has white fur loves to swim.
A. Dave’s
dog, that has white fur, loves to swim. Suggests that Dave has one dog.
non-restrictive clause, non-essential clause (grammar books) – extra information,
not essential
Dave’s
dog loves to swim. can be omitted
B. Dave’s
dog that has white fur loves to swim. Suggests that Dave has more than one dog.
restrictive
clause, essential clause (grammar books) – not extra information, essential, cannot
be omitted
* detail, subtle,
not a major problem if you get it wrong
A. My
car that I bought at Richmond Auto Mall is a 2018 Toyota.
B. My
car, that I bought at Richmond Auto Mall, is a 2018 Toyota.
Complete subject
A. Micheal’s
son who is 10 loves to play football.
B. Micheal’s
son, who is 10, loves to play football.
How to distinguish
the difference- written- straightforward
-spoken
– subtle
commas – spoken- breath
marks – take a breath, small beat, pause
Rhythm in speech is
very important.
GRAMMAR: difference
between main subject and complete subject
main subject
– just one noun, subject of the sentence
complete subject - main noun plus all the modifiers, subject
of the sentence
A. My
car that I bought at Richmond Auto Mall is a 2018.
B. My
car, that I bought at Richmond Auto Mall, is a 2018.
complete subject
My car
that I bought at Richmond Auto Mall is a 2018. suggests 2+ cars
My car,
that I bought at Richmond Auto Mall, is a 2018. suggests 1 car
commas around an
adjective clause means just extra information
Look it up in a
grammar book:
restrictive and
non-restrictive clauses
essential and non-essential
clauses
Examples:
A. Her
son who is nine is very shy. How many sons? 2+
B. Her
son, who is nine, is very shy. How many sons? 1
main subject complete
subject
Her son
who is nine is very shy. How many sons? 2+
Her son,
who is nine, is very shy. How many sons? 1
Mohamed moved to
Vancouver, which is the largest city in BC.
comma or no comma?
How many Vancouvers are there?
which is the largest
city in BC – extra information
I live in Vancouver.
I live in Vancouver,
which has lots of nice parks.
Your school, which
is at Fraser and 43th, is holding in-class classes. 1 school
Your school which is
at Fraser and 43th is holding in-class classes. suggests 2+ schools eg. SHEC,
VCC
speaking – commas
are breath marks, take a beat, slight pause
A. My
school, which is at Fraser and 43th, is holding in-class classes.
B. My
school which is at Fraser and 43th is holding in-class classes.
Let’s meet at the
Starbucks. enough information?
Let’s meet at the
Starbucks which is at Georgia and Bute. necessary information, essential clause no comma
Let’s meet at
Scienceworld, which is open right now. not necessary information, just extra
information, non-essential clause
** subtle difference
– has meaning to an English listener
*** If you get it
wrong, it is a small problem.
Shirin’s mother, who
is retired, likes to travel. 1 mother
Shirin’s mother who
is retired likes to travel. 2+ mothers
MORE LIKELY EXAMPLE:
Shirin’s aunt who is
retired likes to travel. 2+ aunts
REVIEW
A. My
sister who lives in Spain volunteers for a dog rescue society.
B. My
sister, who lives in Spain, volunteers for a dog rescue society.
A. How
many sisters do I have? One or more than one? suggest 2+
Subject
is “My sister who lives in Spain”
The
adjective clause is restricting the meaning of ‘sister’.
Grammar
book: restrictive clause, essential clause
B. How
many sisters do I have? One or more than one? 1
Subject
is “My sister”
The
adjective clause is not restricting the meaning of ‘sister’.
Grammar
book: non-restrictive clause, non-essential clause
Example:
Mui’s sister who
lives in Switzerland is retired. Her other sisters, who live in Seattle, are
also retired.
Clark’s brother who
lives in Jiuquan is an architect.
His other brother,
who lives in Lanzhou, is an engineer.
other / another
His other brother,
who lives in Lanzhou, is an engineer.
His another brother,
who lives in Lanzhou, is an engineer. XXX
He has another brother
who lives in Lanzhou.
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