PPT-Adjective Clauses

Doctor Jones who is going through a midlife crisis just bought a red car The doctor who is going through a midlife crisis just bought a red car Punctuating Adjective Clauses What is the difference. Chapter 4. Clauses. When he was bedridden. After he played tennis. He stopped at the pharmacy.. Clauses. A clause is a group of words that contains both a . subject. and a predicate (. verb. ).. Analyzing sentences can be fun.. Commas. The Slasher Film. Commas Can Save Lives. Let’s eat Grandpa!. Let’s eat, Grandpa! . Commas Can Clear Things Up?. The panda eats, shoots, and leaves.. No Commas Needed. The panda eats shoots and leaves.. Relative Clauses. REVIEW. What’s the different between a . clause . and a . phrase. ?. A . phrase . is any piece of a sentence, while a . clause . includes a . subject . and a . verb. !. REVIEW. Find the clauses in the sentences to the right.. Identifying. Writing. Combining. A . complex sentence. is made up of an . independent clause. and a . dependent clause.. . There are three kinds of dependent clauses: . adjective clause. adverb clause . the building blocks of sentences. Clauses. Clauses are subjects and predicates working together. A sentence can have as few as one clause, or it may have many clauses. . Clauses are to sentences what rooms are to houses.. Independent Clause. A group . of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence.. Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his . chemistry . quiz. Adjective Clauses. Adjective or Adjectival Clauses. Adjective clauses are dependent clauses . They modify . nouns or . pronouns. Adjective . clauses clarify the noun or noun . phrase. They answer questions . What is a phrase?. A group of words, which makes sense, but not complete sense, is called a Phrase. It is a group of related words without a subject and a finite verb. . A finite verb must have a tense and agree with its subject in number and person.. Independent Clauses and Subordinate Clauses. What is a Clause?. Clause. : a word group that contains a verb and its subject and that is used as a sentence or as part of a sentence.. Every clause has a subject and a verb, but not all clauses express complete thoughts. Those that do are called . Part 3. Charts 9, 10, 11. Maling. Lew. There are many colorful . balloons. . , . four of . them. are purple.. two of _____ are yellow.. three of _____ are red.. which. which. Relative clauses - defining or non-defining?. Study the situations and then decide whether the following relative clauses are defining or non-defining.. defining – no commas. non-defining – . commas. The adjective clause is used to modify a noun or a pronoun. . It will begin with a relative pronoun (. who, whose, whom, which, . and. that. ) or a subordinate conjunction (. when . and. where. ). . Part 1: with subject pronouns. What do you know?. What is an adjective? . What is a clause?. Put them together: . FORM: An adjective clause is a group of words containing a subject and verb – it’s a special kind of clause.. Part 2: with non-subject pronouns. Review:. Adjective clause: what is it?. Relative pronoun: what is it?. Example sentences:. Amy Tan is a writer. She was born in California.. Make a complex sentence with an adjective clause:.