PPT-RELATIVE CLAUSES

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. Adverbial clauses are connected with the main clause by means of subordinators some of the se have one meaning only so that we can immediately classify the clause as belonging to a certain type of adverbial clause They are not normally connected wit 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 . Grammar Part II . Part 1: Sentences. A . Sentence. is a group of words that make a complete idea. . Sentences are made up of . 3 parts. :. 1. . The Subject . – what is being spoken of.. 2. . Verb . DIRECTECTIONS: Read through this and do the exercises at the end. Use Google Aps. L. Nabulsi. Noun Clauses. Noun . clauses can refer to a single thing without specifying what it is. A noun clause is a set of words which, altogether, acts as one noun. They have a subject and a verb, but very often the subject is a word like "what" or "who" and has no meaning without the rest of the noun clause. For example, in the sentence "I don't know what he told you," "what he told you" is a noun clause. The subject of the clause is "what," which has no meaning in the sentence without the rest of the clause. The set, "what he told you," acts as a single noun --- the object of the verb "know.". 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.. Mandarin Chinese Conversation. Na Wang. Introduction/Research area. language structure from functional and cognitive . perspectives. . syntactic choices and. the . patterns that affect the choice of grammatical structures of relative clauses in Chinese . - “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. 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:. Complete thought and can stand independently. Not a complete thought—must accompany . or be . part of an . independent clause; otherwise it is a fragment. Preceded by relative pronoun. Preceded by subordinating conjunction. in L2 Learners’ Written Essays. 15. th. AATK Conference. June 26, 2010. Washington University in St. Louis. Sorin. Huh. University of Hawaii at . Manoa. Purposes of the Study. To examine the . development of Korean relative clauses (RCs). Y6: Autumn Term Fiction: Plan . 1: . Historical Stories: War Horse. What do we remember about clauses? . Clauses. are groups of words with an . active verb. ; they make sense. . I . knew. the road well.. Overview. Basic form. Different grammatical roles. Subjective relatives. Objective relatives. After-preposition relatives. Possessive relatives. Basic meaning of relative pronouns . Semantic & Structural differences.