Identifying Relative Clauses
As...As
Patterns That Show Contrast
100
Choose the correct relative pronoun.
Parents whose/who create a stimulating environment have children with fewer discipline problems.
Parents who create a stimulating environment have children with fewer discipline problems.
100
Is this correct or incorrect?
Bill drank just as many coffee as Paula.
Incorrect
Bill drank just as much coffee as Paula.
100
Which is correct?
a. Herbal tea does not have caffeine. In contrast, coffee has a significant amount of caffeine.
b. Herbal tea does not have caffeine. In contrast to coffee has a significant amount of caffeine.
a. Herbal tea does not have caffeine. In contrast, coffee has a significant amount of caffeine.
200
Choose the correct relative pronoun.
Parents that/whose are consistent usually have better-behaved children.
Parents that are consistent usually have better-behaved children.
200
Fill in the blank with an as...as phrase.
Christina is 5'6" and Stuart is 5'7". Christina is ______________________ Stuart.
Christina is almost as tall as Stuart.
Christina is not quite as tall as Stuart.
Christina is nearly as tall as Stuart.
Christina is about as tall as Stuart.
200
What's missing?
Parenting in the 1960s ____________ parenting now in that parents tend to have closer relationships with their kids now.
a. contrasts to
b. differs from
c. unlike
b. differs from
Parenting in the 1960s differs from parenting now in that parents tend to have closer relationships with their kids now.
300
Complete the sentence with an identifying relative clause. Use the words in parentheses and add a relative pronoun.
Are children ____________ manipulative? (the children are born last)
Are children who/that are born last manipulative?
300
Fill in the blank with an as...as phrase.
The Miami Museum has two impressive exhibits. The Louvre has twenty impressive exhibits. The Miami Museum ______________________________ impressive exhibits as The Louvre.
The Miami Museum does not have as many impressive exhibits as The Louvre.
The Miami Museum does not have nearly as many impressive exhibits as The Louvre.
300
Which option cannot correctly complete the sentence?
___________ my brother, I feel uncomfortable at parties where I don't know anyone.
a. One difference between
b. In contrast to
c. Unlike
a. One difference between
In contrast to my brother, I feel uncomfortable at parties where I don't know anyone.
Unlike my brother, I feel uncomfortable at parties where I don't know anyone.
400
Answer this question using an identifying relative clause. Use the relative pronoun whose.
Which students in this class have birthdays in September?
Nahomi and Francisco are the students whose birthdays are in September.
400
Make a comparison between the giraffe and the elephant using an as...as phrase.
The elephant is not nearly as tall as the giraffe.
The giraffe is just as cute as the elephant.
....many possible answers...
400
Show a difference between the fawn and the kitten using the adjective unlike.
Unlike the fawn, the kitten has white fur.
Unlike the kitten, the fawn has hooves.
...many possible answers...