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2. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
dependent clauses that must be joined to
independent clauses
describe nouns and pronouns
often placed in a sentence right after the
noun they describe
add details to sentences by functioning as
adjectives
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3. ADJECTIVE (RELATIVE) CLAUSES
Adjective clauses begin with one of the
relative pronouns such as who, whom,
whose, where , that, which,
Also called relative clauses.
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4. Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
Who
Refers to people,
used as subject in
the clause
The lady who
teaches in
Political Science
department is my
mentor.
(Relative pronoun as
the subject of the
clause)
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5. Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
Whom
Refers to people, used
as object or object of
preposition
Sally, who(m) he knew,
arrived yesterday.
(Relative pronoun as
the object of the clause)
The student of whom
(Formal grammar
recommends whom,
not who, in the object
position)
he spoke was a
foreigner.
(Relative pronoun as
the object of a
preposition)
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6. Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
The watch which Ken bought
Which or that
Refers to things, animals was expensive.
The ring that Jamie wears is
from her husband.
The lion that escaped last
night was captured.
(Note: the sentence using
which is more formal than
the one with that)
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7. Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
Whose
Refers to
The father whose child
is missing is frantic!
possession/ownership
The company whose
manager has resigned is
in dire straits.
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8. Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
When
Refers to a time (in +
year, in + month, on +
day,...).
It cannot be a subject.
It can be omitted
I will never forget the
day when I graduated.
I will never forget the
day on which I
graduated.
I will never forget the
day that I graduated.
I will never forget the
day I graduated.
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9. Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
Where
Refers to a place (in
+ country, in + city,
at + school,...).
It cannot be a
subject.
It can be omitted
but a preposition
(at, in, to) usually
must be added.
The house where he
stays is old .
The house in which
he stays is old.
The house which he
stays in is old.
The house that he
stays in is old.
The house he stays in
is old.
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10. Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
Why
Refers to reason
It can be omitted
I don’t know why
he winked.
I don’t know the
reason why he
winked.
I don’t know the
reason he winked.
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11.
Adjective Clauses:
Restrictive & Non-restrictive Clauses
Restrictive Clauses
Non-restrictive
Clauses
are necessary for
identification—tell exactly
which thing or person
are interesting with extra
information -but don’t
identify or tell “which one”
DO NOT have commas
around clause
ALWAYS have commas
around clause
Also known as identifying or Also known as nondefining clauses
identifying or non-defining
clauses
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13. Non- Restrictive Adjective/Relative Clauses
Examples:
Ms. Tan, who is my English tutor, went to Korea last
winter.
My dog, which is barking, is in the backyard.
William decided to reject the offer, which upset his
manager.
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14. Compare Restrictive & Non-restrictive
Clauses
1. My brother who lives in Bukit Timah is an accountant.
This sentence suggests that I have more than
one brother. “Who lives in Bukit Timah” identifies
this brother, not the one who lives in Clementi.
2. My brother, who lives in Bukit Timah, is an accountant.
This sentence suggests that I only have one brother,
“who lives in Bukit Timah”.
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15. Which is logically correct?
1. My father, who is a taxi driver, doesn’t like to exercise.
2. My father who is a taxi driver doesn’t like to exercise.
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16. Answer
1. My father, who is a taxi driver, doesn’t like to exercise.
(Correct!)
2. My father who is a taxi driver doesn’t like to exercise.
(This suggests you have more than one father!)
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17. Which is logically correct?
Situation: You have 3 sisters and you have already
made that clear in preceding sentences. One is a
doctor, one an air stewardess, and one a model.
1. My sister who is a doctor is not married.
2. My sister, who is a doctor, is not married.
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18. Answer
1. My sister who is a doctor is not married.
(Correct! This tells which sister , so it’s identifying.)
2. My sister, who is a doctor, is not married.
(Identifying information should not have commas
around it.)
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19. Which is correct?
1.
Paul Smith who is an excellent researcher is from
England.
2. Paul Smith, who is an excellent researcher , is from
England.
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20. Answer
1. Paul Smith who is an excellent researcher is from
England.
(Note that proper nouns are considered already
identified, so the adjective clause needs commas.)
2. Paul Smith, who is an excellent researcher , is from
England. (Correct!)
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21. Which is correct?
1.
The wind, that is howling, is making me nervous.
2. The wind, which is howling, is making me nervous.
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22. Answer
1.
The wind, that is howling, is making me nervous.
(Never use commas with a “that” clause.)
2. The wind, which is howling, is making me nervous.
(Correct!)
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23. References
Cain, J. S. (2003).Eye on Editing 2: Developing Editing
Skills for Writing. New York: Pearson Education
Brizee. A. (Ed.). (2009). Relative Pronouns. OWL
Materials. Retrieved September 1, 2009, from
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/645/01/
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24. Web resources
On how to use a relative clause (also links on the
page on defining/restrictive) and non-defining/nonrestrictive relative clauses)
http://esl.about.com/od/grammaradvanced/a/relative_
clause.htm
A grammar website on relative clauses giving all the
details of relative clauses and provide exercises. If you
want to know relative clauses inside out, visit:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relativeclauses
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25. Videos on Relative Clauses
On defining relative clauses (with movie clips)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=486183297429660222#docid=-1240715167746622451
Distinguish the use of “who” and “whom” in a relative
clause
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=486183297429660222#docid=-3595000722742197356
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