Unit 7 Grammar Compulsory Reference Material - Adj Clause

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Adjective Clauses with

Subject Relative

Pronouns

Famous Faces

and Places

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Focus on Grammar 4

Part VI, Unit 1

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She’s a scientist whose

discoveries have (reatl"

a..ected the medical .ield.

She’s a scientist whose

discoveries have (reatl"

a..ected the medical .ield.

She discovered the element of

radium, which is used in /0ra"s.

She discovered the element of

radium, which is used in /0ra"s.

istor" 1+1

Who is Marie Curie?

Who is Marie Curie?

Oh, I know. She’s a woman who

won the 2obel Pri3e in 14+

Oh, I know. She’s a woman who

won the 2obel Pri3e in 14+

What did she discover?

What did she discover?

Wow. Good answers. Okay, net

!uestion. Who was Gandhi?

Wow. Good answers. Okay, net

!uestion. Who was Gandhi?

Okay, let’s start studyin" for our

history eam. I’ll ask a !uestion,

and you tell me the answer.

Okay, let’s start studyin" for our

history eam. I’ll ask a !uestion,

and you tell me the answer.



Gandhi was a man who wor5ed .or

'eace

Adjective Clauses 1

#se adjective clauses to identi." or "ive additional

in.ormation a$out nouns %&eo&le, &laces, or thin"s'.

he clause who worked for peace

identi.ies the man we are

tal5in( about

he clause which is in Western India

(ives additional

in.ormation about $ujarat

(e lived in the state of Gu)arat,

which is in &estern India



Adjective Clauses *

*d)ective clauses can also identify or descri$e indefinite&ronouns such as one, someone, somebody,

something, another, and other(s).

Geor"e Washin"ton Carver is someone

who was a .amous botanist

someone

he adjective clause directl"

.ollows the noun 7or 'ronoun8

it is identi."in(

he adjective clause directl"

.ollows the noun 7or 'ronoun8

it is identi."in(



Adjective Clauses

Sentences with adjective clauses can $e

seen as a com$ination of two sentences.

+lorence i"htin"ale was a nurse.

SheShe develo&ed modern healthcare methods.

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::Florence 2i(htin(ale was a nurse whowho

develo'ed modern healthcare methods

-eethoven was a com&oser.

isis music is still en)oyed $y many &eo&le.

99

::

!eethoven was a com'oser whosewhose

music is still enjo"ed b" man" 'eo'le



he Mona /isa is a 'aintin('aintin( that is 5nown throu(hout the worldis 5nown throu(hout the world.

*$raham /incoln was an *merican'resident'resident who .ou(ht a(ainst slaver".ou(ht a(ainst slaver".

Use whosewhose to re.er to'eo'le;s 'ossessions'eo'le;s 'ossessions

Use whosewhose to re.er to 'eo'le;s 'ossessions'eo'le;s 'ossessions

he Mona /isa is a 'aintin('aintin( which is 5nown throu(hout the worldis 5nown throu(hout the world

That That is less .ormal than

who and which and used

more in conversation

That That is less .ormal than

who and which and used

more in conversation

*$raham /incoln was an *merican'resident'resident that .ou(ht a(ainst slaver".ou(ht a(ainst slaver"

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Relative Pronouns 1

*d)ective clauses $e"in with relative 'ronouns.Su$)ect relative &ronouns can $e who, that, which,

and whose.

who

that

Use whichwhich or that that to re.er to

'laces or thin(s.

Use whichwhich or that that to re.er to

'laces or thin(s.

homas -disonhomas -dison, whose inventions

chan(ed the worldchan(ed the world, was $orn in 0123.

whose inventions

Use whowho or that that to

re.er to 'eo'le'eo'le

Use whowho or that that to

re.er to 'eo'le'eo'le



!e Care.ul=

4o not use a su$)ect &ronoun %I, you, he, she, it, we,they ) and a su$)ect relative &ronoun in the same

ad)ective clause.

William Shakes&eare is an 5n"lishman

who he wrotewho he wrote many well6known &lays.

William Shakes&eare is an 5n"lishmanwho wrote many well6known &lays.



0. a' *n" San Su 7yi is a -urmese &eace activist in Myanmar.$' >"anmar >"anmar is a country located in Southeast *sia.

8. a' 4ie"o 9ivera was a Meican &ainter.

$' isis work is dis&layed in many famous museums.

:. a' Mother eresa was a Catholic nun.

$' SheShe devoted her life to the &oor.

>other eresa was a Catholic nun who?that devoted herwho?that devoted her

li.e to the 'oor li.e to the 'oor

Albert -instein was a 'h"sicist who wonwho wonthe 2obel Pri3e in Ph"sics in 14*1the 2obel Pri3e in Ph"sics in 14*1.

An( San Su @"i is a !urmese 'eace activist in >"anmarwhich is a countr" located in Southeast Asiawhich is a countr" located in Southeast Asia.

Practice 1Combine the groups of sentences into

one sentence with an adjective

clause. Use the appropriate relative

pronouns.

Example; a' *l$ert 5instein was a &hysicist.

$' ee won the o$el <ri=e in <hysics in 0>80.

Albert -instein was a 'h"sicist that wonthat wonthe 2obel Pri3e in Ph"sics in 14*1the 2obel Pri3e in Ph"sics in 14*1

<R<R

Albert -instein was a 'h"sicist who?thatwho?that

won the 2obel Pri3e in Ph"sics in 14*1won the 2obel Pri3e in Ph"sics in 14*1..

!amp"e#

ie(o Rivera was a >eBican 'ainter whose wor5 iswhose wor5 is

dis'la"ed in man" .amous museumsdis'la"ed in man" .amous museums.



Relative Pronouns *

Relative 'ronouns have the same form whether theyrefer to sin"ular or &lural nouns, or to males or

females.

+erdinand Ma"ellan was the

man whowho led the firste&edition to sail around the

world.

<ioneers are 'eo'le whowho do

thin"s others think im&ossi$le.

*melia 5arhart was the woman

whowho was the first female &ilotto fly across the *tlantic.



Verbs in Adjective Clauses

he verb in the adjective clause is sin"ular if thesu$)ect relative &ronoun refers to a sin"ular noun. It is

&lural if it refers to a &lural noun.

Co&ernicus was an astronomer an astronomer who is

known for his theory that the world is round.

<lato and *ristotle are ancient Greek

menmen who are known for &hiloso&hies.

sin(ular verb

'lural verb



!e Care.ul=

When whose 9 noun is the su$)ect of an ad)ectiveclause, the ver$ a"rees with the su$)ect of the

ad)ective clause.

ane *usten was an 5n"lish novelist

whose novelsnovels is read $y many students.

ane *usten was an 5n"lish novelistwhose novelsnovels are read $y many students.

subject



wo @inds o. Adjective Clauses

here are two kinds of ad)ective clauses,

identi."in( and nonidenti."in(.

he $ooks which are onwhich are on

the tablethe table $elon" to me.

he $ooks,, which are onwhich are on

the table,the table, $elon" to me.

he adjective clause

identi.ies which boo5sidenti.ies which boo5s the

sentence tal5s about

he adjective clause is notis not

necessar"necessar" to identi." the

which boo5s are re.erred to



Commas

* nonidenti."in( ad)ective clause is se&arated from therest of the sentence $y commas. 4o not use commas

with an identi."in( ad)ective clause.

he ma& which is on thewhich is on the

tabletable is new.

Identi."in(

Adjective Clause

he ma&, which is on, which is on

the table,the table, is new.

2onidenti."in( Adjective

Clause



!e Care.ul=

4o not use that to introduce nonidentifyin" ad)ectivenonidentifyin" ad)ectiveclausesclauses. #se who for &eo&le and which for &laces

and thin"s.

Marie Curie,, that won the 2obel Pri3e,that won the 2obel Pri3e,

discovered radium.

Marie Curie,, whowho won the 2obel Pri3e,won the 2obel Pri3e, discovered radium.

*thens,, that is the birth'lacethat is the birth'lace

o. the <l"m'ics,o. the <l"m'ics, is in Greece.

*thens,, whichwhich is the birth'laceis the birth'laceo. the <l"m'ics,o. the <l"m'ics, is in Greece.



0. /ouis *rmstron" was a famous *merican musician who hewho he

made ja33 'o'ular made ja33 'o'ular .

8. +rida 7ahlo, whose 'aintin(s has recentl" become well0whose 'aintin(s has recentl" become well0

5nown5nown, was a Meican &ainter.

:. elson Mandela, who live in South A.ricawho live in South A.rica, fou"ht a"ainst

a&artheid.2. Chinua *che$e is a i"erian author which writes novelswhich writes novels

about villa(e li.eabout villa(e li.e

@. Aalentina ereshkova who was the .irst woman to travelwho was the .irst woman to travel

into s'aceinto s'ace is 9ussian.

Example; Italy, that is the birth'lace o. o'erathat is the birth'lace o. o'era, is afascinatin" country.

whichwhich is the birth'lace o. o'erais the birth'lace o. o'era, is a

Practice *Find and correct the errors in the

adjective clauses of the sentences.

Discuss your answers with a partner.

,,,,

whowho

havehave recentl" become well0recentl" become well0

liveslives in South A.ricain South A.rica, fou"ht a"ainst

who writes novelswrites novels



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