RELATIVE
CLAUSES
Introduction
In this lesson
we will learn about Relative Clauses.A relative clauses is a dipendent clause
that functions as an adjactive;that is,it modifies a noun or pronoun.for this
reason,relative clauses are also called adjactive clauses.
Example:
1.
The
first american thanksgiving feast,which took place in 1621,lasted three days.
2.
Everyone who studied for the exam passed it easly.
3.
Mr.Eko,
that is our teacher, in class today.
The red
mark/Dependent clauses(which
took place in 1621) is a relative clause that modifies the noun phrase(The first american
thanksgiving feast).This noun phrase is Antecedent of the relative clause.
Relative
Pronouns And Adverbs
A relative
clause begins with a relative
pronoun or relative adverb
Pronouns
|
Who,Whom,Whose,
That,Which,Whose
|
Refer to humans refer to nonhumans and things
|
Adverbs
|
Where,when
|
Refer to a time or a place
|
· Position Of Relative Clauses
Place a relative clauses after its antecedent and close to as possible to avoid confusion.
Place a relative clauses after its antecedent and close to as possible to avoid confusion.
Confusing:He left the gift in his friend’s car that he had just bought.
Correted:
He left
the gift that he had
just bought in his friend’s car.
Occasionally,a prepositional phrase comes btween the antecedent
and the relative clause.
1. Ilham was visited by a friend from San Juan who was touring the country.
2. Try writing a
sentence of you own that contains a
relative clause.
· Verb Agreement In Relative Clauses
The verb in a relative clause should agree in number with
its antacedent.
Compare:
A person who works part time ususally receives
no benefits.
People who work part-time usually receive
no benefits.
· Punctuation Of Relative Clauses
Relative clauses are either restrictive(necessary)or
nonrestrective(unnecessary).A resterective clause is necessary because it
identifies its antecedent for the reader.
Example:
1. The profesor who teahes my biology class won a music
awards two months ago.
The clause who teaches my biology class won a music awards to identify the professor.
2. He won the prize
for research that might
lead to a cure for Aids.
Need the clause that might lead to a cure for AIDS to tell us.
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