EF67 Class 27- adjective clauses, advice

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue adjective clauses- your examples from homework

·      Continue advice columnist

Talking and reading exercise- Advice Columnist / Agony Aunt- giving advice

Opportunity to express your advice. BONUS PTS

·      Harder vocab

 

Friday

·      Test- paragraph- advice column

·      Continue adjective clauses

Quiz Monday

·      Listening

 

Monday

·      Quiz-adjective clauses

·      Begin sentence combining

·      Begin business letters

 

Tuesday

·      sentence combining

·      Business letters

 

Wednesday

·      sentence combining

·      Business letters

 

Thursday

·      Easter lecture

 

Friday

·      Good Friday

·      NO SCHOOL

 

Monday

·      Easter Monday

·      NO SCHOOL

 

 

These are the examples you sent me for homework.

 

1.    The cookies (that) she baked was were delicious. SV AGR

subject verb agreement

2.    He will always remember the day when we met/ that we met.

3.    Do you know the woman whose picture was in the newspaper?

whose – possession, own something

The boy whose dog ran away felt worried.

 

4.    The car (that) we drive is leased. object pronoun

5.    I love the chicken which that was bought from Costco.

6.    The toy (that/ which) we bought from Disneyland is a gift for my friend.

7.    The woman who I met at the bus station yesterday was gorgeous.

The woman I met at the bus station yesterday was gorgeous. OPTION TO OMIT OBJECT PRONOUN

The woman whom I met at the bus station yesterday was gorgeous.

‘whom’ can be used as an object pronoun- VERY FORMAL, NOT HIGH-FREQUENCY USAGE

 

8.    I got and an advice from my sister that made me feel better.

advice(n) noncount noun

some advice

a piece of advice, two pieces of advice

I got some advice from my sister that/which made me feel better.

 

IDIOM a piece of a person’s mind – complaint

She gave me a piece of her mind.

 

IDIOM peace of mind

Doris would give a million dollars for some peace of mind.

 

9.    I still keeping have the last present which my mother gave to me.

10.                       The book that is on the shelf is my favorite.

11.                       The boy who is wearing a red shirt is my brother.

12.                       The teacher who is very kind gave us extra credit.

13.                       I often recalled my grandmother who made delicious foods that I really liked.

14.                       The boy who is sitting in that fancy car is my neighbor.

15.                       My necklace and bracelet which my mom gave to me were my favorite gifts in the world.

16.                       The dog that my daughter best-loved pet is Golden Retriever. XXX

The dog that is my daughter’s best-loved pet is a Golden Retriever.

17.                       My daughter is playing basketball with a boy who is her classmate.

18.                       Biriyani, that which is an Indian food, has good flavour.

19.                       The student who sat next to me is my friend. 

20.                       Sara has a dog that can understand numerical numbers.

21.                       The sea beach which is located in Cox's Bazar is the longest sea beach in the   world.

22.                       Those whose names are on the list will be sent to the camp.

23.                       Eco-friendly cars that run primarily on electricity benefit the environment.

24.                       The slurping noise, which is incredibly annoying, is why Anne does not like to eat soup with her brother.

25.                       I enjoy telling my friends about Jane Austin, whose most recent book is excellent.

26.                       The coffee that I drink gives me energy.

27.                       The food that I cook every day is healthy.

28.                       Frank who helps people is sick today. 

29.                       I see the girl who wears is wearing the red dress.

30.                       The table that is on the balcony is made of wood.

31.                       The bracelet which is in my hand is from my grandmother.

32.                       They are our new friends who(m) we met in Paris.

33.                       Michael, whose son is John, is here.

34.                       The diamond ring which she is wearing is extravagant.

35.                       I live in Vancouver which is the most beautiful city in North America.

36.                       We are studying sentences that contain adjective clauses.

37.                       The song they are singing is good.

38.                       He decides to go to Costco where sells any daily products. XXX

He decided to go to Costco which sells all daily products. 

He decided to go to Costco where he can get all daily products. 

 

39.                       She tried to apply for to UBC which was is one of the best universities in Canada. 

40.                       My mom bought an antique ring which is 50 years old.

41.                       I like the book that I got from the library near our house.

42.                       This is my sister who lives in California.

43.                       The man who I hired to paint my house finished the job in four days.

44.                       I hired a man who finished the job in four days to paint my house. 

45.                       The book that I read was good.   Object pronoun.

46.                       The book I read was good.    Object pronoun.

47.                       I read a book that was good.      Subject pronoun

48.                       Sara lost the ring which her mom gave her for her wedding/marriage.

49.                       I am from Afghanistan which is a mountainous country. 

 

Really good work.

 

 

 

 

 

Putting commas around adjective clauses

A Joe’s brother, who lives in Calgary, is a mechanic.

Joe’s brother, who lives in Calgary, is a mechanic.

Joe’s brother is a mechanic. THE SENTENCE STILL MAKES SENSE- 1 brother

 

B Joe’s brother who lives in Calgary is a mechanic.

Same meaning?

A – one brother

B- more than one brother

 

Grammar book- Restrictive and non-restrictive clauses

                               essential and non-essential clauses

 

*Deeper level – not critical, if you get it wrong, no one will go to jail

commas or no commas around adjective clauses

 

-Use commas around an adjective clause – really special, absolutely 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.

extra information

Grammar-  non-essential, non-restrictive

 

Beijing, which is in the north of China, has a huge population.

Beijing, which is in the north of China, has a huge population.

sentence still makes sense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appetite for adventure, etc.

humble brag

In the airport, we were treated like cattle.

Math is drudgery to me. Her work is drudgery.

gigantic(adj) very large size

extravagent(adj) – extreme wealth, opulence, big performance

We were goofing around.

She hatched a plan to get a better job.

You can see Venus with your naked eye.

I am outraged! rage-extreme anger  outrageous(adj)

The price of houses in Vancouver is outrageous.

urban-city   suburban-outside the city, mostly houses   rural-farmland

She peddles computers. He peddles wine to restaurants.

If you want to lose weight, keep an eye on your portion size.

On Saturday afternoon, he roamed around downtown while his daughter was taking dance lessons.

She looks smart. She is always well put-together.

She struggles with anxiety.

swell(v) swelling(n) swollen(adj)

I woke up and my eyes were swollen and puffy.

swell(adj) – great, fun  The party was swell. (old-fashioned)

 

upgrade(v)She upgraded her phone/computer/ English.

She upgraded improved her life.

She upgraded her driving licence.

She upgraded herself. XXX