Adjective clauses
What punctuation mark separates a non-identifying clause?
Commas
What is the focus of the passive voice?
In passive voice sentences, the focus is on the object or the action.
T/F: Passive causative sentences include 'by' and the agent.
FALSE!!! Passive causative does not include the agent.
Purpose of definition paragraphs.
Give the definition or meaning of something.
What is the purpose of non-essential adjective clauses?
Add extra information
Identify the mistake: Lili and Ben they are friends, from whom I borrowed study notes.
We don't need 'they'
How do we form passive voice sentences?
Object + verb Be + main verb (past participle)
Identify the mistake: Yesterday I got fixed my car.
Correct: Yesterday I got my car fixed.
False. 'Love is in the air' is an idiom (figurative expression), and does not provide any definition to what love is.
When do you use: 'who', 'which', and 'that'
Which refers to things, Who refers to people, and That refers to both
Identify the mistake: 'In México, video games, most which of are played by men, continue to grow in popularity.'
'most which of' is incorrect.
First goes the quantifier + 'of' + pronoun.
'most of which' is the correct structure.
(Fun fact: In México, 49% of gamers are female, and the other 51% of gamers are male.)
How do we add the agent in passive voice sentences?
'by' + subject
This person will take their own picture.
FALSE! Another person will take their picture. (Maybe a photographer)
T/F: You must include a personal opinion in definition paragraphs.
False. While you can include personal experiences as supporting details, definition paragraphs do not need opinions.
What is the difference between essential and non-essential adjective clauses?
Essential: we need them to understand the sentence (no commas)
Non-essential: extra information (uses commas)
T/F: Transitive verbs do not need an object.
FALSE!
Transitive verbs require objects for the sentence to make sense.
Turn into active: The song is sung by us.
We sing the song.
Usage of the passive causative.
To express when a subject causes another to do something.
What are three possible concluding sentences in definition paragraphs?
Why a topic is important or relevant.
Why a topic is unique.
Why a topic is interesting.
Usage of ''whom'', ''whose'', and ''who''
who: people as the subject
whom: people as the object
whose: shows possession
Avatar and 2012 are science fiction movies, neither of them I've seen yet.
Avatar and 2012 are science fiction movies, neither of which I've seen yet.
Turn into passive: 'Raquel was baking a delicious cake'
'A delicious cake was being baked (by Raquel)'
The structure of the passive causative is:
subject + have/got + object + main verb (past participle form)
What are the three components of definition paragraphs?
1. Term, concept, word, noun
2. The category or group
3. Key characteristics