Adjective Clauses

Adjective Clauses

100

What is the clause in: 'The man who lives next door is a doctor'?

who lives next door

200

Which relative pronoun introduces an adjective clause about a person?

'who'

300

Combine: 'She met a guy. He speaks Japanese.'

She met a guy who speaks Japanese.

400

Identify the  adjective clause: 'This is the book that I told you about.'

that I told you about

500

Create a sentence using an adjective clause with 'which'.

The book, which I borrowed from the library, is fascinating.

Restrictive vs Nonrestrictive

100

Is the clause in: 'My brother who lives in Canada is visiting.' restrictive or nonrestrictive?

Restrictive

200

Which punctuation is used with nonrestrictive clauses?

Commas

300

Explain the difference between restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses.

Restrictive clauses are essential to meaning; nonrestrictive clauses add extra information.

400

Give an example of a nonrestrictive clause.

My sister, who lives in France, is a painter.

500

Correct this  sentence: 'The car, that is red, is mine.'

Corrected: 'The car that is red is mine.'

Fix the Fragment

100

Fix: 'The teacher who loves math.'

The teacher who loves math teaches 10th grade.

200

Fix: 'Which is very old.'

The house, which is very old, needs repairs.

300

Fix: 'Running in the park.'

She is running in the park.

400

Fix: 'A girl with a red backpack.'

A girl with a red backpack entered the room.

500

Fix: 'That we saw yesterday.'

The movie that we saw yesterday was amazing.

Sentence Fragments

100

Is this a sentence or  a fragment? 'While I was walking to school.'

Fragment

200

What makes a sentence complete?

A subject, a verb,  and a complete thought

300

Identify the error:  'A book that explains astronomy.'

It’s missing a main verb or complete thought.

400

True or False:  'Because I was tired.' is a complete sentence.

False

500

Fix this fragment: 'Who arrived late.' 

The student who arrived late apologized.

Create with Clauses

100

Create a sentence  with an adjective clause about a place.

This is the city where I grew up.

200

Create a sentence with a nonrestrictive clause about a person.

My uncle, who is a  doctor, lives in Chicago.

300

I bought a dress that was on sale.

Add an adjective clause to: 'I bought a dress.'

400

Add a restrictive clause to: 'The students arrived late.'  

The students who missed the bus arrived late.

500

Write a sentence that includes both a main clause and an adjective clause.

The girl who sits next to me is very smart.