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Adjective ClausesA Quick Review with Practice
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ADJECTIVE CLAUSESUse Relative Pronouns
That Which Who (Whose)Can be used as
–Subject of adjective clause–Object of adjective clause–Object of preposition–Possessive
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Subject PracticeDirections: Put these sentences together using relative pronoun to modify the subject of the main clause.
“Pirates of the Caribbean” is a great movie. It stars Johnny Depp.
“Pirates of the Caribbean”, which stars Johnny Depp, is a great movie.
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Subject Practice
“Pirates of the Caribbean”, which stars Johnny Depp, is a great movie.
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Subject PracticeDirections: Put these sentences together using relative pronoun to modify subject of main clause.
Mrs. Coleman teaches ESL 165.She likes grammar.
Mrs. Coleman, who likes grammar, teaches ESL 165.
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Subject Practice
Mrs. Coleman, who likes grammar, teaches ESL 165.
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Object PracticeDirections: Put these sentences together using relative pronoun to modify the object of main clause.
“Pirates of the Caribbean” is a great movie. It made a great deal of money.“Pirates of the Caribbean” is a great movie, which made a great deal of money.
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Object Practice“Pirates of the Caribbean” is a great movie, which made a great deal of money.
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Object PracticeDirections: Put these sentences together using relative pronoun to modify the object of main clause.
Mrs. Coleman teaches ESL 165.It meets twice a week.
Mrs. Coleman teaches ESL 165, which meets twice a week.
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Object PracticeMrs. Coleman teaches ESL 165, which meets twice a week.
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Object Of Preposition PracticeDirections: Put these sentences together using relative pronoun to modify the object of the preposition.
“Pirates of the Caribbean” is being shown in the theaters. They are very crowded.“Pirates of the Caribbean” being shown in the theaters which are very crowded.
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Object Of Preposition Practice“Pirates of the Caribbean” being shown in the theaters which are very crowded.
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Object Of Preposition PracticeDirections: Put these sentences together using relative pronoun to modify the object of the preposition.
Mrs. Coleman teaches ESL 165 at OCC. This is a good school.
Mrs. Coleman teaches ESL 165 at OCC, which is a good school.
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Object Of Preposition PracticeMrs. Coleman teaches ESL 165 at OCC, which is a good school.
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Review of “Whose Steps:1. Decide what belongs to what:
I apologized to the man. I hit his car. = man/car
2. Put the words together with a blank in the middle: man _____________ car
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3. Add “whose”: man whose car
4. Now write the sentence: I apologized to the man whose car I hit.
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Whose PracticeDirections: Put the sentences together with “whose”
1. I need to talk to the teacher. I walked off with her coat by mistake.
I need to talk to the teacherwhose coat I walked off with bymistake.
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Whose PracticeI need to talk to the teacherwhose coat I walked off with bymistake.
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Whose PracticeDirections: Put the sentences together with “whose”2. The man noticed the baby. His
mother wasn’t paying attention to him.
The man noticed the baby whose mother wasn’t paying
attention to him.
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Whose PracticeThe man noticed the baby
whose mother wasn’t paying attention to him.
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Whose PracticeDirections: Put the sentences together with “whose”
3. He parked across from the police car. Its lights were flashing.
He parked across from the police car whose lights were flashing.
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Whose PracticeHe parked across from the police car whose lights were flashing.
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Whose PracticeDirections: Put the sentences together with “whose”
4. That car is classic. Its design is from 1915.
That car whose design is from1915 is a classic.
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Whose PracticeThat car whose design is from1915 is a classic.
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Whose PracticeDirections: Put the sentences together with “whose”
5. The woman put on a video of animals. Her dog likes watching T.V.
The woman whose dog likeswatching TV put on a video ofanimals.
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Whose PracticeThe woman whose dog likeswatching TV put on a video ofanimals.
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WhichUse with a describing “be” verb or
“have.” “It” describes the place.BE
Chicago is a city. It is famous for gangs and crimes.
Chicago is a city which is famous for gangs and crime.
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WhichUse with a describing “be” verb or
“have.” “It” describes the place.HAVE
Chicago is a city. It has very tall buildings.
Chicago is a city which has very tall buildings.
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Where (also adverb)Where (adverb so needs a subject):
Can replace “there.” Chicago is a city. Many Greek-
Americans live there.Chicago is a city where many Greek-
Americans live.
(subject) (verb)(where __________ is located.)
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Where or Which?
Chicago is the city where is the Sears Tower.
Chicago is the city where the Sears Tower is located.
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Where or Which?
Chicago is the city where is the Sears Tower.
Chicago is the city where the Sears Tower is located.
Incorrect
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Where or Which?
Chicago is a city where has very cold winters.
Chicago is a city which has very cold winters.
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Where or Which?
Chicago is a city where has very cold winters.
Chicago is a city which has very cold winters.
Incorrect
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Where or Which PracticeCombine a and b with where or which to make a
grammatically correct sentence.1. a) Washington, DC is the city b) The President lives there
Washington, DC is the city where the president lives.
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Where or Which PracticeCombine a and b with where or which to
make a grammatically correct sentence.
2. a) New Orleans is the city b) It has French and Cajun
influence. New Orleans is the city, which has
French and Cajun influence.
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Where or Which PracticeNew Orleans is the city, which has
French and Cajun influence.
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Where or Which PracticeCombine a and b with where or which to
make a grammatically correct sentence.3. a) Los Angeles is the cityb) Hollywood is located there Los Angeles is the city where
Hollywood is located.
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Where or Which PracticeLos Angeles is the city where
Hollywood is located.
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Where or Which PracticeCombine a and b with where or which to
make a grammatically correct sentence.
4. a) Las Vegas is the city b) You can win or lose money
there Las Vegas is the city where you
can win or lose money.
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Where or Which PracticeLas Vegas is the city where you
can win or lose money.
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Where or Which PracticeCombine a and b with where or which to
make a grammatically correct sentence.
5. a) San Francisco is the city b) It has many very steep hillsSan Francisco is the city which has
many very steep hills.
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Where or Which PracticeSan Francisco is the city which has
many very steep hills.
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