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Focus On Grammar. Book 4, Part 6 Unit 13 [Subject Rel. Clauses] & 14 [Object Rel. Clauses]. Units 13 & 14. Change the common element to a RP Move the RP to the front of the Rel. Clause. In Unit 13, subject RP, it’s already there In Unit 14, object RP, it gets moved forward
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Focus On Grammar Book 4, Part 6 Unit 13 [Subject Rel. Clauses] & 14 [Object Rel. Clauses]
Units 13 & 14 • Change the common element to a RP • Move the RP to the front of the Rel. Clause. • In Unit 13, subject RP, it’s already there • In Unit 14, object RP, it gets moved forward • Move the Rel. Clause after the common element • NOTES: • DO NOT repeat or leave a noun or pronoun at the end. • Possessive WHOSE the noun moves with it.
Unit 13 • We really like the student. The student won the prize. • We really like the student (that/who) won the prize. • The student is a hard worker. The student won the prize • The student (that/who) won the prize is a hard worker.
Unit 13Possession and Rel. Clauses • I like the man. His car is fast. • I like the man whose car is fast. • The man is hiding from the police. His car is fast. • The man whose car is fast is hiding from the police.
Chapter 13 SVA (Subject Verb Agreement) • Who, what, that Subject in relative clause is the same as the subject of the main clause. • The students get sleepy. The students eat rice. • The students who eat rice get sleepy. • Whose Subject in Main clause is a Relative Possessive Adjective! Check for the subject in the relative clause • The student eats rice. His books are heavy. • The student whose books are heavy eats rice.
Chapter 13To comma, or not to comma • No, not important = yes comma • My brother, who lives in Media, is a nice guy. • We know that I only have one brother. • Only use WHO for people, WHICH for things • Yes, important = no comma • My brother who lives in Media is a nice guy. • We know that I have two or more brothers, and only one lives in Media. • May use THAT, instead of WHO or WHICH
Chapter 13 • O.J. Simpson murdered Nicole in their Hollywood home in 1994. • Nicole was a model and actress. • O.J. Simpson was a former football star and actor. • O.J.’s career ended after the trial. • Nicole’s parents tried to get money from the estate.
Units 13 & 14 • Change the common element to a RP • Move the RP to the front of the Rel. Clause. • In Unit 13, subject RP, it’s already there • In Unit 14, object RP, it gets moved forward • Move the Rel. Clause after the common element • NOTES: • DO NOT repeat or leave a noun or pronoun at the end. • Possessive WHOSE the noun moves with it.
Chapter 14 • Remember: • SVA • The noun/pronoun is GONE from the old location • Comma? • Yes, important No comma • Not important Yes, comma • Sometimes, the RP is deleted • Only for Object RP • No deletion with commas (not important) • The books I found were old. • Students businesses hire study hard. • Two locations for a preposition
Chapter 14 • O.J. Simpson murdered Nicole in their Hollywood home in 1994. • Ron Goldman had fallen in love with Nicole. • I used to watch O.J. Simpson play football. • My brother has O.J.’s picture on his wall. • Julia Roberts bought the home for $15 million. • There were many guns in their home. • The police found Nicole’s car at the bottom of a lake. • I wasn’t even born in 1994!