Defining Relative Clauses
Rihanna is a celebrity ___ has her own make-up line.
Rihanna is a celebrity who has her own make-up line.
__ five years, I finally got a promotion at work!
After five years, I finally got a promotion at work!
Does this express certainity or uncertainty?
I believe that the climate of an area determines the wildlife that settles there.
Certainty
When I got to class, the teacher already (start) reviewing for the exam.
When I got to class, the teacher already had started reviewing for the exam.
"My favorite season is summer."
Isabel said that ____
Isabel said that her favorite season was summer.
The sun is a star ___ gives us life here on Earth.
The sun is a star that gives us life here on Earth.
This morning, my friend came over my house to visit me. ___ that day, I realized she had forgotten her phone. It is still on my kitchen table.
This morning, my friend came over my house to visit me. Later that day, I realized she had forgotten her phone. It is still on my kitchen table.
Do they agree or disagree?
I'm not so sure that the fruit we eat in the United States is fresh.
Disagree
Before I finished reading the first book in the series, the author (release) the second book.
Before I finished reading the first book in the series, the author had released the second book.
"My brother doesn't know how to play baseball."
Carlos told me that ___
Carlos told me that his brother didn't know how to play baseball.
A park ranger is a person ___ monitors the parks to ensure that people are respecting nature.
A park ranger is a person who monitors the parks to ensure that people are respecting nature.
I lost my wallet on the subway. I was devestated! I had my debit card and over $100 inside it. However, the ___ week, someone had returned it to me with all the money inside. What a relief!
I lost my wallet on the subway. I was devestated! I had my debit card and over $100 inside it. However, the following week, someone had returned it to me with all the money inside. What a relief!
Do they agree or disagree?
You're completely right! It is easy to cook eggs.
Agree
I (score) a goal before time ran out and the game ended.
I had scored a goal before time ran out and the game ended.
"I am studying English."
Christina said that ___
Christina said she was studying English.
Japan is a country where people tend to live very long. It has one of the highest life expectancies in the world.
I decided that I wanted to learn to sew. I messed up a lot in the beginning, but I kept on improving. __ three months, I had made a whole dress!
I decided that I wanted to learn to sew. I messed up a lot in the beginning, but I kept on improving. After three months, I had made a whole dress!
Do they agree or disagree?
I doubt that birds stay in one place for a long period of time.
Disagree
The dog escaped because the boy (leave) the front door open when he went to work.
The dog escaped because the boy had left the front door open when he went to work.
"I can help you with your homework."
Rob said that__
Rob said that he could help me with my homework.
The earliest known map is a Babylonian clay tablet __ helped the ancient Babylonian people to get around during the Sargon of Akkad dynasty (2,300-2,500 B.C.).
The earliest known map is a Babylonian clay tablet which helped the ancient Babylonian people to get around during the Sargon of Akkad dynasty (2,300-2,500 B.C.).
This morning, I went to the supermarket to buy meat for a barebque. An hour or so ___, I began to marinate it.
This morning, I went to the supermarket to buy meat for a barebque. An hour or so later, I began to marinate it.
Tell me if youa agree or disagree! You have to use one of the phrases we learned in Unit 36 Lesson 3 to get the points.
The beach is way better than a snowy mountain.
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By the time I (realize) that it was raining outside, my little sister had already taken our only umbrella.
By the time I realized that it was raining outside, my little sister had already taken our only umbrella.
"Will Pablo come to the party?"
Megan asked me if___
Megan asked me if Pablo would come to the party.