Punctuation in Adjective Clauses Read the sentence then

Punctuation in Adjective Clauses

Read the sentence; then, decide if the statement following is true or false • The shoes that got rained on smelled funny. – TRUE or FALSE All the shoes got rained on. • He threw away the apples, which were rotten. – TRUE or FALSE All the apples were rotten.

Read the sentence; then, decide if the statement following is true or false • The books, which are on the shelf, belong to me. – TRUE or FALSE All of the books are on the shelf. • He only ate the food that I made. – TRUE or FALSE All of the food was made by me.

Read the sentence; then, decide if the statement following is true or false • Her children, who live in Seattle, never come to visit. – TRUE or FALSE All of her children live in Seattle. • She sat in the chair which was near the front of the room. – TRUE or FALSE of the room. All the chairs were near the front

Create definitions using the word given and the sentence that describes the word. Put them together in a complex sentence. • refresher course This class teaches you about new developments in a subject you have already studied. • lizard This reptile has rough skin, four shorts legs, and a long tail. • hyphen This punctuation mark joins words or parts of words. This person’s dreams are of something can’t be achieved in real life. This person works to make changes to improve a government or society • idealist that • reformer

Create definitions using the word given and the sentence that describes the word. Put them together in a complex sentence. • refresher course This class teaches you about new developments in a subject you have already studied. – A refresher course is a class which/that teachers you about new developments in a subject you have already studied. • lizard This reptile has rough skin, four shorts legs, and a long tail. – A lizard is a reptile which/that has rough skin, four shorts legs, and a long tail • hyphen This punctuation mark joins words or parts of words. – A hyphen is a punctuation mark which/that joins words or parts of words.

Create definitions using the word given and the sentence that describes the word. Put them together in a complex sentence. • idealist life. This person’s dreams can’t be achieved in real – An idealist is a person whose dreams can’t be achieved in real life. • reformer This person works to make changes to improve a government or society – A reformer is a person who/that works to make changes to improve a government or society.

Decide if the sentence with an adjective clause needs commas or not. • There is only one banana left. • The banana which is bruised doesn’t look appetizing. • ADD COMMAS • The banana, which is bruised, doesn’t look appetizing.

Decide if the sentence with an adjective clause needs commas or not. • There are several airplanes waiting to take off. • The airplane which is from Australia has a kangaroo painted on it. • NO COMMAS • The airplane which is from Australia has a kangaroo painted on it.

Decide if the sentence with an adjective clause needs commas or not. • There a lot of students from many classes in the hallway. • The students who are on break from the Speech class are making a lot of noise. • NO COMMAS • The students who are on break from the Speech class are making a lot of noise.

Decide if the sentence with an adjective clause needs commas or not. • There is only one plane waiting to take off. • The airplane which is from Australia has a kangaroo painted on it. • ADD COMMAS • The airplane, which is from Australia, has a kangaroo painted on it.

Decide if the sentence with an adjective clause needs commas or not. • There are students from one class in the hallway. • The students who are on break from the Speech class are making a lot of noise. • ADD COMMAS • The students, who are on break from the Speech class, are making a lot of noise.