Relative Clauses
List some relative pronouns.
Answers may vary.
Let's send the application early so that it'll arrive before the deadline. (Multiple Choice)
a. This explains why I want to send the application early. b. This shows a surprising or unexpected contrast.
a.
a. Our TV, which is broken, is in the family room. b. Our TV which is broken is in the family room.
()We have one TV. ()We have more than one TV.
a. b.
What are the two types of relative clauses and what is their difference in form?
Restrictive & Non-Restrictive; one does not have commas before and after the relative clause while one does.
List the types of adverbial clauses. Give examples.
Showing Time/Place, Concession, Giving Reason, Showing Purpose, Manner // Answers may vary.
Combine the two clauses. 1One of the foundations of modern biology is the work of Charles Darwin. 2The naturalist who proposed the theory of natural selection.
One of the foundations of modern biology is the work of Charles Darwin, the naturalist who proposed the theory of natural selection.
Identify the difference between who, whose, and whom.
Who-subject pronoun, usually to describe a person Whose-possessive pronoun (used to describe something owned by someone) Whom-object pronoun with the same meaning as who
What rules are there in concession clauses? (Hint: two words that cannot be used together & a word that needs commas)
1Although and But cannot be used together. 2While always needs a comma no matter if the clause is put first or second.
What should you do to reduce relative clauses not containing forms of be?
Omit the relative pronoun and change the verb to the present participle: verb-ing
1My sister who lives in New York works for Donald Trump. // 2My sister, who lives in New York, works for Donald Trump.
What is the difference in meaning between them?
1Implies that I have more than one sister; but only one is in New York and works for Trump // 2Implies that I only have one sister, and she lives in New York.
<Correcting dangling modifiers.> And why are they illogical? (What do they mean without editing)
Being in a horrible condition, I needed to do a lot of work on the house. // Though not looking for a job, my old company made a generous offer to me.
Because it was in a horrible condition, I needed to do a lot of work on the house. // Though I am not looking for a job, my old company made a generous offer to me. (Answers may vary)
Why should relative clauses be reduced to adjective phrases sometimes? What rules are there about relative clause reduction? (Hint: what CANNOT be reduced)
In order to make the language less wordy and more concise.
You cannot reduce object relative clauses to adjective phrases.
The lightbulb and the phonograph are the inventions that Thomas Edison is famous for. Can you omit the relative pronoun? Why or why not? (List all reasons of why relative pronouns can be omitted)
DOUBLE Points!
Yes; 1all object relative clauses, including 2the ones ending with prepositions, and 3when there are two object relative clauses in a row
While he was traveling through the Canadian wilderness, he became sick.
How to change the adverb clause into a adverb phrase, and how was it changed? (process) *Which subordinators should be changed?*
Traveling through the Canadian wilderness, he became sick.
1omit the subject and auxiliary verb2change main verb to present continuous3keep "not" before the participle // when-upon/on, after/since- having + past participle
Which could be changed and explain why 1it can be changed, 2why the other couldn't, and 3how to change it. *DO NOT LOOK AT THE PACKET
While Lisa is doing well this semester, her sister is failing two of her classes. // Though they were planning a trip to Italy, they hadn't begun to save money for it.
The first one cannot be changed. - Though planning a trip to Italy, they hadn't begun to save money for it. // The first one has two subjects, the second one has the same subject for both clauses.