Noun clauses
Correct or incorrect?
She is beautiful is true.
Incorrect.
That she is beautiful is true.
Correct or incorrect?
Because tall, Mike played basketball.
Incorrect.
Being tall, Mike played basketball.
Correct or incorrect?
My brother whose an engineer in St. Louis loves racing cars.
Incorrect.
My brother who is an engineer in St. Louis loves racing cars.
Correct or incorrect?
If it is below 32 degrees outside, water freezes.
Correct!
Zero conditional
Correct or incorrect?
You will understand why did I do this when you are older.
Incorrect.
You will understand why I did this when you are older.
Name 3 subordinators used noun clauses.
that, if/whether, any wh- word
Name 3 subordinators used in adverb clauses.
wh- words, because, if, since, as, whereas, while
Name 3 subordinators used in adjective clauses.
who, whose, that, which
Name 2 ways to reduce a conditional clause.
2) Inversion
Identify the kind of dependent clause in this sentence.
The woman that he loves is named Mary.
Adjective clause (relative pronoun = object)
Write a "that" noun clause.
You don't know (that) you're beautiful.
Write a sentence with a reduced "time" adverb clause.
Before going home, I got something to eat.
Write a non-restrictive relative clause.
Donald Trump, who is the U.S. President, says many crazy things on Twitter.
Write a sentence with a 2nd conditional.
If I were a butterfly, I would fly so high.
Identify the kind of dependent clause in this sentence.
The lecture was about the fact that chimpanzees have 99% of the same DNA as humans.
Write an "if/whether" noun clause.
I am not sure if Harry will go to the game.
Write a sentence with a reduced "reason" adverb clause.
Having seen Mark at the football game, Kelsey was upset.
Write a possessive ("whose") adjective clause.
Ted, whose students are very smart, is from the Midwest.
Write a sentence with a third conditional.
If I had been born in China, I might have learned Mandarin.
Identify the kind of dependent clause in this sentence.
Had she heard the sirens, she would have pulled her car over on the side of the road.
Reduced third conditional (by inversion)
Write a "wh-" noun clause.
Thomas believed what we told him.
Write a sentence with a reduced "conditional" adverb clause.
If hungry, you should eat a Snickers candy bar.
Had I been hungry, I would have eaten a Snickers candy bar.
Write a sentence with a preposition + adjective clause.
The chair on which I was sitting broke.
Write a sentence with a mixed conditional.
If I had been born in China, I might speak Mandarin now.
Identify the kind of dependent clause(s) in this sentence.
Terry was not sure if his mom was going to call him when she got home.