Tuesday, 3 January 2023

EF45- Class 25- adjective clauses

 

EF45

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Registration for Quarter 3 (February to April) will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, January 4. What time?

Most of you have received your midterm recommendations either face-to-face or via email.

If you have not received your midterm recommendations, you can get it from me today.

·      February classes- I have not yet been told what I am teaching in  the February-April term (Quarter 3). I should know this week. I will let you know when I know.

·      New URL (website) for VSB Adult Education: https://www.vsb.bc.ca/page/5240/adult-education

 

·      Begin complex sentences- begin adjective clauses

·      Continue with phrasal verbs

 

Wednesday

·      Continue with adjective clauses

 

Thursday

 

Friday

 

 

-         causative verbs

-         parallelism

 

 

 

Adjective Clauses

 

REVIEW

Sentence types:

 

- SIMPLE   SV  SSV   SVV   SSVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

-COMPOUND   SV, FANBOYS SV.   SV, SOBA SV.  

SOBA   , so   , or   , but   , and

 

 

NEW INFORMATION TODAY

; semicolons EF56

SV; TRANS, SV.

TRANS- transitional term     however    therefore          also

 

Examples:

however – but

Your holiday was very busy, but you enjoyed it.

Your holiday was very busy; however, you enjoyed it.

YOUR CHOICE , but OR ; however,

; TRANS,     Sounds great! Good for higher-level writing

 

therefore- so

Some of us put on a few pounds over the Holidays, so now we have to get rid of it.

Some of us put on a few pounds over the Holidays; therefore, now we have to get rid of it.

YOUR CHOICE , so OR ; therefore,

 

also- and

Over the Holidays, Aixa worked a lot, and she went out quite a bit.

Over the Holidays, Aixa worked a lot; also, she went out quite a bit.

YOUR CHOICE , and OR ; also,

 

alternatively -or

Jun can go skiing with her friend, or she can skating with her sister.

Jun can go skiing with her friend; alternatively, she can skating with her sister.

YOUR CHOICE , or OR ; alternatively,

 

 

 

-COMPLEX

*adverb clauses – because   if   when   even though   unless

 

COMING / TO COME IN THE NEXT WEEK AND A HALF

e.g. COMING SOON- movies

 

*adjective clauses

*noun clauses    - think   feel   believe  know  say

- that  how  why

 

 

 

Adjective clauses

 

adjective – describes a noun

the red hat - adjective

 

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES/MODIFIERS:

opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose NOUN

 

This is my school book.

She has a nice diamond ring.

Junko collects ancient Japanese tea sets.

The dog had a cute fluffy tail.

 

The beautiful small new round lime-green Martian flying machine is right there. TOO MANY ADJECTIVES – PICK 2-3

 

My grandmother broke her gorgeous sky-blue English teapot.

Mariam bought a warm purple wool/woolen sweater.

Ling bought a new wooden spoon.

We had delicious Chinese dimsum.

Marian bought some golden Canadian maple syrup.

You have a clear plastic water bottle.

Mei likes her new blue silk gloves.

 

adjectives – good for simple ideas

For more complicated ideas- need an adjective clause

 

An adjective clause tells us about a noun just like an adjective does.  Adjective clauses have subject and a verb.

 

Adjective clauses usually use these three words: who, that, which.

 

There are other words: whom whose where – not used often

NOTE: ‘whom’ very rarely used

MY ADVICE: forget about ‘whom’, rarely used

 

EXCEPTION

Writing a letter- you don’t know who will be reading it:

For example- Letter of Reference

 

*** To whom it may concern, ***

 

To whom it might concern, XXX

To whom concern, XXX

To concern who is, XXX

Are you concerning who is what this, XXX

 

To whom it may concern,

 

 

WE USE THESE WORDS MOST OFTEN WITH ADJECTIVE CLAUSES:

*‘who’ - used for people, all people, sounds polite

* ‘that’ - used for things, things are not alive, plants, animals,

EXTRA: people who we don’t like (sounds unfriendly, impolite)

* ‘which’ is used for special things (special to you- only you can decide if it’s special or not), unique things (only one)

 

‘that’ is multiuse work in English,

‘that’ is used in many different ways

multi-use word, confusing

Examples

That sandwich was delicious. pronoun

That person is very tall. pronoun

The sandwich that she made was very tasty. adj cl

 

Example:

I think that that sandwich was scrumptious. noun clause, pronoun

Crazy example:

She thinks that that sandwich that you made was so good that she wants to have another one.

confusing, not good writing, grammar is fine

 

That guy is really tall. pronoun

 

Adjective clause- The new earrings that you got for Xmas are nice.

 

 

- Examples of adjective clauses with ‘who’

Mei’s sister who is a nurse lives in Burnaby. adjective clause

2 pieces of information, 2 clauses

1 Mei’s sister 2 who is a nurse lives in Burnaby.

 

Mei’s sister lives in Burnaby. She is a nurse. 2 SIMPLES

Mei’s sister lives in Burnaby, and she is a nurse. COMPOUND

Mei’s sister who is a nurse lives in Burnaby. COMPLEX- adj cl

 

My neighbour who is very elderly is very friendly. adjective clause

My sister who is not married lives with me. adjective clause

 

2 simples sentences

My sister lives with me. My sister is not married.

 

1 compound sentence

My sister lives with me, and she is not married.

 

1 complex sentence- adverb clause

My sister lives with me because she is not married.

 

1 complex sentence- noun clause

Not the bext choice

 

1 complex sentence – adjective clause: who, that, which

My sister who lives with me is not married.

 

 

ADJECTIVE CL describes a noun

My sister is not married. Which sister? who lives with me

My sister who lives with me is not married.

 

My sister who is not married lives with me.

 

Homework:

Review Know More English pp97-99 Ex13,14

Know More English Exercise 15-

ESL Library Adjective Clause Ex.4,5

Continue tomorrow

 

 

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