This document discusses writing paragraphs and adjective clauses. It defines a paragraph as a group of sentences that includes a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence. A paragraph can be as long as needed, typically 3-5 sentences. It then defines an adjective as a word that describes a noun, a clause as a part of a sentence with a subject and verb, and an adjective clause as a clause that describes a noun. Relative pronouns are used to begin adjective clauses and substitute for nouns. Examples of adjective clauses using relative pronouns like who, whose, where, when, which, and that are provided.

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Good morning!
Learning English: Difficult?

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- Identify structure of a paragraph to write
one.
- Identify and use adjective clauses.
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Writing a paragraph
What is a paragraph?
What are the parts of a paragraph?
How long is a paragraph?
Writing a
paragraph

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Writing a paragraph
Writing a
paragraph
What is a paragraph?
It is a group of sentences.
What are the parts of a paragraph?
1. Topic sentence (main idea)
2. Supporting ideas (examples, details, facts,
etc)
3. Closing sentence (conclusion)
How long is a paragraph?
As long as needed, maybe 3 to 5 sentences.

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Activity: Grammar. Answer the following questions.
Adjectives clauses
 What is an adjective?
 What is a clause?
 What is an adjective clause?
 What is a relative pronoun?
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Adjectives clauses
 What is an adjective?
It’s a word that describes a noun (person, place, thing or idea).
 What is a clause?
It’s a part of a sentence or a sentence with S+V.
 What is an adjective clause?
It’s a clause that describes a noun.
 What is a relative pronoun?
It’s a pronoun used at the beginning of an adjective clause.
Remember a pronoun is a word that SUBSTITUTES a noun.
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Examples of Adjectives clauses
 People whose jobs require frequent social
contact have the most opportunity to lie.
(POSSESSION)
 There is no place in the world where people
are completely honest all the time.
(LOCATION)
 There has never been a time when some form
of lying wasn’t a part of everyday life. (TIME)
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Examples of Adjectives clauses
 Money is a subject about which people are
rarely honest. (FORMAL)
 Money is a subject which/that people are
rarely honest about. (INFORMAL)
 *Use WHOM and WHICH after a preposition
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Exercises of Adjectives clauses
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/
410/grammar/adj1.htm
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