Adj Clause Phrase
Reduce to a phrase:
Lincoln, who was one of the greatest presidents of the U.S., ran for office 26 times.
Lincoln, one of the greatest presidents of the U.S., ran for office 26 times.
Reduce:
You should always read a contract before you sign your name.
You should always read a contract before signing your name.
Make the full clause:
Julia continued to acquire land, bringing in workers.
Julia continued to acquire land, which brought in workers.
Make the full clause:
My parents let me travel to Seattle after talking it over.
My parents let me travel to Seattle after they talked it over.
Write a sentence using the ZERO conditional. (Used to describe things that are generally true.)
If = simple present, simple present
Reduce:
Mrs. Tuttle, whose land remained largely vacant, died in 1898.
Cannot be reduced
Reduce:
When the waiter took my order, I forgot to order my side dish.
Cannot be reduced
Make the full clause:
A cancer beginning in the lungs is called lung cancer.
A caner that/which begins in the lungs is called lung cancer.
Make the full clause:
Being pregnant, I become tired quickly.
Because I am pregnant, I become tired quickly.
Write a sentence using the FIRST conditional. (Used to describe possible results of present and future actions.)
If + present simple, will + verb
Reduce:
Julia brought her two children, who were now grown, to live on her father’s land.
Julia brought her two children, now grown, to live on her father’s land.
Reduce to the shortest possible form.
While I was walking near the library, I saw an old friend.
Walking near the library, I saw an old friend.
Make the full clause:
The man talking to John is from Japan.
The main who/that is talking to John is from Japan.
Make the full clause:
Sitting on the airplane, I read a book.
While sitting on the airplane, I read a book.
Write a sentence using the SECOND conditional. (Used for hypothetical, unreal situations. )
If + simple past, would + verb
Reduce:
A fire, which destroyed twenty-eight of the town’s buildings, caused a setback in the town’s growth
A fire, destroying twenty-eight of the town’s buildings, cause a setback in the town's growth.
Reduce:
Because she needed new sandals, Hiro went to Wal Mart.
Needing new sandals, Hiro went to Wal Mart.
Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is in the Himalayas.
Mount Everest, which is the highest mountain in the world, is in the Himalayas.
Make the full clause:
Having learned the grammar rules already, I was bored in class.Because I had learned the grammar rules already.. I was bored in class.
Write a sentence using the THIRD conditional. (Used to describe impossible changes about the past.)
If + past perfect, would have + past participle
Reduce:
She fell in love with the land that she saw, and formed a vision that included beautiful homes and lush gardens.
She fell in love with the land she saw, and formed a vision including beautiful homes and lush gardens.
Reduce:
When the student saw her mother at the airport, she broke into a big smile.
Upon seeing her mother at the airport, she broke into a big smile.
Make the full clause:
The ecosystems being studied in our class include tropic rain forests and Antarctic islands.
The ecosystems that/which are being studied in our class include tropic rain forests and Antarctic islands.
Make a full adverb clause:
Upon hearing the good news, the kids couldn't contain their excitement.
When they heard the good news, the kids couldn't contain their excitement.
Write a sentence using the THIRD conditional. (Used to describe impossible changes about the past.)
If + past perfect, would have + past participle