ADJECTIVE CLAUSES A K A RESTRICTIVE CLAUSES ESL

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES A. K. A. RESTRICTIVE CLAUSES ESL 11 B CHAPTER 6

KEYWORDS • RESTRICTIVE: NO COMMA (ESSENTIAL) • NON-RESTRICTIVE: COMMA (NONESSENTIAL) • RELATIVE CLAUSE: BEGINS WITH A RELATIVE PRONOUN + DESCRIBES A NOUN • RELATIVE PRONOUNS: WHO, WHICH, THAT, WHOM, WHOSE

SUBJECT VS. OBJECT RELATIVE PRONOUNS • SUBJECT • THE WOMAN WHO/THAT SAT NEXT TO ME ON THE PLANE WAS VERY FRIENDLY. • OBJECT • THE WOMAN THAT/0/WHOMI MET ON THE PLANE WAS VERY FRIENDLY.

NOW YOU TRY! • WITH YOUR PARTNER(S), COMPLETE EXERCISE 6 WHICH IS ON PAGE 236/237. BE SURE TO WRITE DOWN EVERY POSSIBILITY. • DID YOU NOTICE HOW I USED A RELATIVE CLAUSE?

WHOSE • POSSESSIVE • HIS, HER, ITS, THEIR, YOUR, OUR • APOSTROPHE, “MARILYN’S CLASS” • WHOSE SHOULD BE IN THE SAME POSITION AS AN APOSTROPHE

NOW YOU TRY! COMBINE THE SENTENCES. • THERE’S THE MAN. HIS WIFE KNOWS YOUR MOTHER.

• THERE’S THE MAN WHOSE WIFE KNOWS YOUR MOTHER.

COMBINE THE SENTENCES • THE DOCTOR LIVES THERE. HIS DAUGHTER WANTS TO MEET YOU.

• THE DOCTOR WHOSE DAUGHTER WANTS TO MEET YOU LIVES THERE

COMBINE THE SENTENCES • I KNOW THE FAMILY. THEIR HOUSE BURNED DOWN RIGHT HERE.

• I KNOW THE FAMILY WHOSE HOUSE BURNED DOWN RIGHT HERE.

COMBINE THE SENTENCES • THIS IS THE FACTORY. ITS FURNACE EXPLODED

• THIS IS THE FACTORY WHOSE FURNACE EXPLODED.

COMBINE THE SENTENCES • THAT’S THE MAN. MY FAMILY RENTED HIS HOUSE LAST SUMMER.

• THAT’S THE MAN WHOSE HOUSE MY FAMILY RENTED LAST SUMMER.

COMBINE THE SENTENCES • YOU’RE LOOKING AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING. ITS RESIDENTS ARE ALL RICH AND FAMOUS.

• YOU’RE LOOKING AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING WHOSE RESIDENTS ARE RICH AND FAMOUS.

COMBINE THE SENTENCES • THE MAN HELPED ME FIND MY APARTMENT. HIS BEARD IS WHITE.

• THE MAN WHOSE BEARD IS WHITE HELPED ME FIND MY APARTMENT.

WHERE AND WHEN, PG. 243 • WHERE = “ IN THAT PLACE”CANNOT BE OMITTED • WHEN = “AT THAT TIME” CAN BE OMITTED

WHERE, WHEN, THAT PG. 244 • WHERE + NOUN • MARILYN GAVE THE SPEECH AT THE COLLEGE WHERE SHE HAD GOTTEN HER DEGREE. • MARILYN GAVE THE SPEECH AT THE COLLEGE THAT SHE HAD GOTTEN HER DEGREE. • WHEN + NOUN • 2015 IS THE YEAR WHENMARILYN GOES TO TURKEY. • 2015 IS THE YEAR THAT MARILYN GOES TO TURKEY. • 2015 IS THE YEARMARILYN GOES TO TURKEY

A CLOSER LOOK AT “THAT” • THAT + VERB • MARILYN LIVES IN A BUILDING THAT HAS 40 APARTMENTS. • MARILYN LIVES IN A BUILDING WHERE HAS 40 APARTMENTS . • JULY IS A MONTH THAT HAS 31 DAYS. • JULY IS A MONTH WHEN HAS 31 DAYS .

NOW YOU TRY! • WITH YOUR PARTNER(S), PLEASE COMPLETE EXERCISES 13 AND 14

NONESSENTIAL ADJECTIVE CLAUSES • COMMAS! • REMEMBER, IF YOU TAKE THE EXTRA INFORMATION AWAY, WHAT YOU SHOULD BE LEFT WITH IS THE REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT IS IN PERFECT SENTENCE FORM.

YOU TRY! • WITH YOUR PARTNER(S), DOEXERCISE 22 ON PAGE. 256