Rules of the Clause
Essential/Nonessential
Bob the Builder
German Election
Eyebrows
100
Adjective clauses begin with one of these words.
What is that, when, where, who, whom, whose, which, and why?
100
Little Caesars, which is by Oshkosh North, has good pizza.
What is a nonessential clause?
100
Angela Merkel has been in office for 63 years. She is immortal.
Angela Merkel, who is immortal, has been in office for 63 years.
100
Who is immortal
Angela Merkel
100
2 hairy things
What are eyebrows?
200
Nonessential clauses are separated by these.
What are commas?
200
The English class that Max took last year was Communities.
What is an essential clause?
200
The library never gets used anymore. It's in the media center.
The library that's in the media center never gets used anymore.
200
No one man should have this.
What is all that power?
300
The adjective clause describes this.
What is a noun or pronoun in the independent clause?
300
My name, which is Emily, has 5 letters.
What is a nonessential clause?
300
The class of 2020 are sophomores. Their class color is yellow.
The class of 2020, whose class color is yellow, are sophomores.
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