Noun Clauses
Make a sentence with a noun clause as the SUBJECT of the sentence.
Example:
What she said sounded interesting.
Why she married him is a mystery.
Make a sentence with an adjective clause where the relative pronoun acts as the SUBJECT
This is the author whoS wroteV my favorite book.
The movie that I saw it last night was great.
NOT ok - no "it"
My mp3 player fell apart after a few weeks. My mp3 player cost over $200.
My mp3 player, which cost over $200, fell apart after a few weeks.
What does RP stand for?
relative pronoun
bus / you / is / station / do / know / where / the
Do you know where the bus station is?
Make a sentence with an adjective clause where the relative pronoun acts as the OBJECT
This is the author that I told you about.
The music to that we listened last night was good.
NOT ok - The music to which we listened last night was good. OR The music that we listened to last night was good.
My grandfather died. At the time I was only six.
My grandfather died when I was only six. --> Good grammar BUT not an adjective clause.
At the time when my grandfather died I was only six.
Denmark is the country that I most want to visit this summer. --> if "that" is removed the above sentence will still be grammatically correct --? yes/no?
YES!
"I went to the art gallery yesterday."
He said that he had gone to the art gallery yesterday.
He says that he went to the art gallery yesterday.
make a sentence with an adjective clause that uses "whose"
This is the teacher whose class I like.
Michael Jordan who is a retired NBA player was the greatest player in the history of the game.
NOT ok -- non-restrictive clause - needs commas
The man arrived on Monday. His name is Michael.
The man whose name is Michael arrived on Monday.
1. The students, who were good at grammar, finished the test quickly. -- 2. The students who were good at grammar finished the test quickly. --> What's the difference in meaning between those two sentences?
1. all students finished the test quickly
2. only students who were good at grammar finished the test quickly
it / say / whether / coming / not / or / is / difficult / he / to / is
It is difficult to say whether he is coming or not.
Make one sentence using an adjective clause with "where" and one sentence with "when"
This is the school where I did my undergraduate studies.
The year when I was born was a good year.
The students, who wanted to play football, arrived at the school early.
OK!
This is the house. The murder was committed here.
This is the house where the murder was committed.
Write down the two grammatical structures of adjective clauses.
1. RP + V + O/C
2. RP + S + V
"John, do your homework."
Make a sentence with an adjective clause that starts with "why"
This question is the reason why I stopped coming to grammar class.
They who are students at Trent were born in China nineteen years ago.
not OK --> adjective clauses usually cannot modify personal pronouns
The man is a friend of mine. His book was on the table. The table was by the door.
The man whose book was on the table that was by the door is a friend of mine.
Make one sentence that uses both an adjective clause AND a noun clause.
I am happy that the teacher who I had last semester will be my teacher again.