PPT-Adjective Clauses (aka relative clauses)

Part 2 with nonsubject 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. RELATIVE? In relation to what?. What types of relative clauses are there?. How are they built into the sentence?. What problems can students have?. Where do relative clauses appear. in the sentence?. WHEN DOES IT NEED COMMAS?. RESTRICTIVE AND NONRESTRICTIVE CLAUSES. Isn’t THIS a clause?. No. That’s a Claus!. Well , what kind of clause do you mean?. There are four types of clauses : independent (main), dependent (subordinating), relative (adjective),. 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.. Adjectival, Adverbial. , . Nomial. Dependent clauses may work like adverbs, adjectives, or nouns in complex sentences.. Recognize an . adjective clause.  when you see one. .. An . adjective clause—also called an . 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.. The politician that the secretary called . resigned. , . are . difficult to process. . This . well-established phenomenon has been explained by different theories relying on structural or functional variables including working memory limitations, discourse/pragmatics and experience (Roland et al., 2012; . 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 . 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 . - “Peter is the student” “. He. . comes from Glasgow”:. “Peter is the student . WHO comes from Glasgow. ”.. - “The books are on the table” “. They. are mine”:. “The books . 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.. An adjective (or relative) clause is a . dependent. clause that . functions. as an . adjective. . in a sentence. . It modifies nouns, pronouns, or a whole sentence. . It begins with a relative pronoun. It comes . Overview. Basic form. Different grammatical roles. Subjective relatives. Objective relatives. After-preposition relatives. Possessive relatives. Basic meaning of relative pronouns . Semantic & Structural differences.