CLASS #5

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Ms. Ebtesam

Classroom changed
We will have class

everyday here
Except on Tuesday it will
be in room# 3

Quiz
Define adjective clause.
dependent clause that acts like an adjective in the

sentence.

Define appositive.
Noun or noun phrase which sits next to another noun

to rename it or to describe it in another way.

What is the comma rule?

Use commas to separate extra info from rest of

sentence
Do not use commas with important/essential info

AGENDA
Go over HW pages 131-133
Practice 2 , #8,
Practice 3
Review
Review comma rule
Complex sentences with adjective clauses (p.133)
Subject pronouns: who, which, and that (p.134)
Practice 4 A

Object pronouns: whom, which, that and o (p.135)

Practice 5 A

HW
Adjective clauses with subject pronoun
Pg. 134, practice 4.B

Adjective clauses with object pronoun

Pg. 137, practice 5.B

Pick a writing topic

Comma Rule
What does a comma do?
Separates extra information from the rest of the sentence

what does a comma do if theres a adjective clause?

Separates that adjective clause from the rest of the sentence
Why separate it?
The adjective clause is extra information

What happens if the adjective clause is important

information?
Do not use commas

What word(s) signals/introduces a essential clause?

That
What word(s) signals/introduces extra information?
Which and who

Examples
All of my students have a strategy that helps

them succeed.
All of my students have a strategy, which is to
review everyday.
Another example of a good doctor is Dr. Ali,

whom works in the neurology department.

Create your own!

Complex Sentences w/ Adj. Clauses

Identify the adjective clause
She left her purse on the coffee table that

she had bought.

Did she buy the purse or the coffee table?
Separate the sentence into 2 simple

sentences
She bought a new purse. She left it on the

coffee table.

She left her purse. She bought a coffee

table.
She left her purse that she had bought on
the coffee table.
She had left her purse that she bought
yesterday on the coffee table.
On the coffee table, she left the purse that
she bought.
She bought a coffee table, and she left her
purse on it.

Complex Sentences w/ Adj. Clauses

What is a antecedent?
Modified noun (gives more info about noun)

Where do you put the modified noun?

Before the adjective clause

What are the subject relative pronouns?

Who, which, that

What do you do to the verb if the subject is

a relative pronoun?
Verb MUST agree with its modified noun

Can I use more than one pronoun?

NO

Subject Pronouns: who, which,

whom
Combine the sentences using relative

pronoun.
She belongs to a organization. The

organization specializes in reducing

medical errors.
She belongs to a organization, which
specializes in reducing medical errors.
Sara is on the team. Saras team won first

place.
Sara is on the team that won first place.

Subject Pronouns: who, which, that

When do use who?
For people
When do you use which?
For things

When do you use that?

Both people and things
Which pronoun I can use only in essential clauses?
That
Can I use that in non-essential clauses?
NO

Can I use who and which in essential clauses?

YES

Object Pronoun: whom, which, that,

and O
When do you use whom, which, that, and O in an adjective

clause?
Relative pronoun is an object

When do you use whom?

For people

When do you use which

For things

When do you use that

For people and things

What relative pronoun is used only in essential clauses?

That

When can you not use a relative pronoun?

In essential clauses

Where do you place the object relative pronoun?

Beginning of the adjective clause

Where do you place the subject?

After the object relative pronoun