Relative Clauses
Add 'that' to make it a sentence with a relative clause:
A cheerful color
I'd like to paint the room
I'd like to paint the room a color that is cheerful.
Because I had just moved, started at a new school, and didn't know anyone, I was apprehensive about running for student council.
To be unsure or nervous about something.
a grey area
Something unclear.
You tell me what's wrong.
I can't help you.
I can't help you unless you tell me what's wrong.
She ran.
Her lungs were screaming for air.
She ran until her lungs were screaming for air.
I borrowed a book.
The book was from the library.
I left the book at school.
I left the book that I borrowed from the library at school.
The play received dismal reviews from critics. The cast forgot their lines, the timing was poor, and the speakers were too quiet.
To be pitifully or disgracefully bad.
Call it a day.
Time to quit.
It rains.
We'll plan on having practice outside.
Unless it rains, we'll plan on having practice outside.
He refused to take a shower.
The water heater was fixed.
He refused to take a shower until the water heater was fixed.
The girl sat next to me in class.
The girl was friendly.
The girl that sat next to me in class was friendly.
To expect or predict something.
Use the following idiom in a sentence:
In the same boat
We can go out to eat at the restaurant if it's not closed for Thanksgiving.
We can go out to eat at the restaurant unless it's closed for Thanksgiving.
I will wait to pick you up
You are finished with class
I will wait to pick you up until you are finished with class.
The cat was white
The cat was big
The cat was running down the street
The cat belonged to the neighbor
The big white cat that was running down the street belonged to the neighbor.
Or
The big white cat that belonged to the neighbor was running down the street.
It was inevitable that the sunshine would disappear and that the rain would return in Bellingham soon, because Bellingham is known for its rainy winters.
Certain to happen.
Unavoidable.
In one ear and out the other
heard, but quickly forgotten or disregarded
We'll have a picnic by the river tomorrow if it doesn't rain.
Unless it rains, we'll have a picnic by the river tomorrow.
Finish the sentence:
The dog stayed busy with his toys until...
The dog stayed busy with his toys until his owner came home.
The bike was green
I loved the bike
The bike was a mountain bike
My dad gave it to me
He gave it to me last Christmas
I loved the green mountain bike that my dad gave to me last Christmas.
I found my uncle to be quite monotonous. He always told the most boring stories at family reunions that could put a person to sleep.
To be boring or uninteresting.
To have more important things to do
Change this sentence to include 'unless':
I'll start working on the assignment for next week if I'm not scheduled to work tomorrow.
I'll start working on the assignment for next week unless I get scheduled to work tomorrow.
Change the sentence to include until:
The movie will be finished by 7pm.
The movie will be on until 7pm.