Adjective Clauses

1. Adjective Clauses Revision

2. Relative Clauses Join two sentences by using ‘who’ or ‘which’.

3. 2 types of relative clauses • Defining clause e.g. Mary is a girl who lives next door. OR e.g. Mary who lives next door is a doctor. • Non-defining clause e.g. Mary, who lives next door, is a doctor.

4. Adjective/Defining Clause • - to identify the subject or object of the sentence E.g. Miss Wong is very helpful. She teaches us English. => Miss Wong who teaches us English is very helpful. Adjective clause Relative pronoun

5. More Practice from your WS 2. The man has won the talent contest. His daughter is in my class. The man whose daughter is in my class has won the talent contest. 4. The fish was bad. We ate the fish yesterday. The fish which/that/ (X) we ate yesterday was bad.

6. 5. The bus is coming. It goes to North Point. The bus which/ that goes to North Point is coming. 6. My flat has a very good view. We bought the flat last month. My flat which/ that / X we bought last month has a very good view.

7. Why do we omit the relative pronoun in No.4 & 6? subject 6. My flat has a very good view. We bought the flat last month. My flat (which)we bought last month has a very good view. object

8. Non-defining clause • - to give supplementary information about the subject or object e.g. Miss Wong is Math class teacher. She has many friends. Miss Wong,whohas many friends, is Math class teacher. Adjective clause/ supplementary information

9. More Practice from your WS 3. Peter Wong is leaving school. He wants to be a pilot. Peter Wong, who wants to be a pilot, is leaving school. 8. Have you seen Susan? My father always praises her. Have you seen Susan, who my father always praises?

10. 11. Jacky Chan is a famous actor. Many people know him. Jacky Chan, who/ whom many people know, is a famous actor. 12. The Rainbow Restaurant is in Central. The restaurant offers delicious Indian food. The Rainbow Restaurant, which offers delicious Indian food, is in Central.

11. John is a very good cyclist. He cycles every day. John, who cycles every day, is a very good cyclist. • Dr. X is an expert of adolescents. He teaches many problematic students. Dr. X, who teaches many problematic students, is an expert of adolescents.

12. My mum bought a house. She lives there. My mum bought a house where she lives. 2. Turn left at the corner. Miss Wong is there. Turn left at the corner where Miss Wong is. 3. We want to move to a house. It has a garden. We want to move to a house which has a garden.

13. Which-clause • Read the following two sentences • (1) The book costs 100 dollars. • (2) The book is put on the desk.

14. Which-clause • Join the following two sentences by using ‘which’ • (1) The book costs 100 dollars. • (2) The book is put on the desk.

15. Which-clause • Suggested answers • (1) The book which is put on the desk costs 100 dollars. • (2) The book which costs 100 dollars is put on the desks.

16. Which-clause • Read the following two sentences • (1) I wanted to look at the walkman. • (2) You bought it yesterday. I wanted to look at the walkman which you bought yesterday.

17. Which-clause , more practice • Read the following two sentences • (1)The cat is lovely. • (2)Tom bought it. The cat which Tom bought is lovely.

18. Which-clause , more practice • Read the following two sentences • (1) The dress is too tight. • (2) You saw the dress. The dress which you saw is too tight.

19. Who-clause • Read the following two sentences • (1) The man is driving a tractor. • (2) The man earns 6000 dollars a month.

20. Who-clause • Join the following two sentences by using ‘who’ • (1) The man is driving a tractor. • (2) The man earns 6000 dollars a month

21. Who-clause • Suggested answers • (1) The man who is driving a tractor earns 6000 dollars a month. • (2) The man who earns 6000 dollars a month is driving a tractor.

22. Who-clause • Read the following two sentences • (1) Is that the lady ? • (2) You saw her at the market yesterday. Is that the lady who/ whom you saw at the market yesterday?

23. Who-clause, more practice • Read the following two sentences • (1) The man passed away last week. • (2)I have worked with him for ten years. The man who/ whom I have worked with for ten years passed away last week.

24. Who-clause, more practice • Read the following two sentences • (1) The waiter was dismissed. • (2)We complained about him. The waiter who/ whom we complained about was dismissed.

25. Defining or non-defining? • (1) Have you seen the girl? • (2) I handed the parcel to her. Have you seen the girl who/ whom I handed the parcel to ?

26. Defining or non-defining? • (1) Mr.Brown will take us to his villa. • (2) We met him on the bus. Mr. Brown ,who/ whom we met on the bus, will take us to his villa.

27. Teaching Example • Eleventh Grade • Defining and Non-Defining relative clauses

28. Who للعاقل Which لغير العاقل That للعاقل وغير العاقل

31. A / Join the two short sentences to make one longer sentence using suitable relative pronouns: The story happens in Jaffa. Jaffa is a city in Palestine. ………………………………………………………………………………….. Have you seen the letter? It came yesterday. ………………………………………………………………………………….. The main character is very poor. He has three sons. ………………………………………………………………………………….. This is the book. I was reading it yesterday. ………………………………………………………………………………….. That’s the same film. I saw it at the cinema last week. ………………………………………………………………………………….. This is a folk tale. I remember it from my childhood. ………………………………………………………………………………….. She’s the new student. She arrived last week. ………………………………………………………………………………….. Zarief brings back gifts. They are from different parts of the country. …………………………………………………………………………………..

32. B / Add the correct relative pronoun which, who, where or whose, to complete the sentences: Thank you for the book, ………………………I enjoyed reading. The hero, ………………………name is Jack, lives with his mother. He lived in Cairo, ………………………is the capital city of Egypt. They went to the next town, ………………………they met an old man. The old man, ………………………clothes looked old and dirty, was really the king. Her father, ………………………had traditional opinions, refused to let her marry.

33. C / Correct the sentences. (There is one mistake in each sentence): That isn’t the woman, who gave me the money. ………………………………………………………………………………….. She lives with her parents who are quite old. ………………………………………………………………………………….. Once there was a dragon, which tail was very long. ………………………………………………………………………………….. He now lives in Jenin, where is a town in the north. ………………………………………………………………………………….. Is that the place which you found the letter? ………………………………………………………………………………….. I like to meet people whose their interests are similar to mine. …………………………………………………………………………………..

34. D / join the two short sentences to make one longer sentence, replacing the underlined parts with relative pronouns: That’s the house. I was born there. ………………………………………………………………………………….. She’s the woman. I borrowed her books. ………………………………………………………………………………….. I’m going to Ramallah. It isn’t very far from here. ………………………………………………………………………………….. The main character is a young man. The man’s wife is always angry with him. ………………………………………………………………………………….. My brother is good at basketball. He is very tall for his age. …………………………………………………………………………………..