MICRO TEACHING

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

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 CONTENTS

1- Adjective clauses: introduction

2- Using who and that in adjective ...
3- Using object pronouns in adjective ...

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 Opener slide

big
bug
blackdog on his big black nose
A big black bug bit a big black
dog
bit
nose

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 INTRODUCTION

Adjectives vs. adjective clauses

*Grammar terminology

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1- ADJECTIVE CLAUSES: INTRODUCTION

I have a terrific friend

who is very kind.

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 1- ADJECTIVE CLAUSES: INTRODUCTION

adjective + noun
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(a) I have a terrific friend.

adjective + noun
(b) I have a thoughtful friend.

adjective modifies noun

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 1- ADJECTIVE CLAUSES: INTRODUCTION

adjective + noun
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(a) I have a terrific friend.

adjective + noun
(b) I have a thoughtful friend.

adjective noun

(usually)
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 1- ADJECTIVE CLAUSES: INTRODUCTION

noun + adjective clause

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(c) I have a friend who is always cheerful.

noun + adjective clause
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(d) I have a friend who is a doctor.

noun + adjective clause
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(e) I have a friend who lives next door.

adjective clause modifies noun

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 1- ADJECTIVE CLAUSES: INTRODUCTION

noun + adjective clause

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(c) I have a friend who is always cheerful.

noun + adjective clause
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(d) I have a friend who is a doctor.

noun + adjective clause
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(e) I have a friend who lives next door.

noun adjective clause

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2- USING WHO AND THAT IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

The boy who is dirty

is very happy.

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 2- USING WHO AND THAT IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

(a) The boy is dirty. He is very happy.

(b) The boy who is dirty is very happy.

he = subject pronoun
who = subject pronoun
who
he adjective clause

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 2- USING WHO AND THAT IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

(c) The child is messy. He is very happy.

(d) The child that is messy is very happy.

that = subject pronoun

Can replace who

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 2- USING WHO AND THAT IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

(a) The boy who is dirty is very happy.

(d) The child that is messy is very happy.

adjective clause comes after the noun

INCORRECT: The child is very happy that is messy.

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 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE

two sentences one sentence who

Jonah is in my English class. He is an

excellent student.

Jonah who is an excellent student

is in my English class.

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 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE

two sentences one sentence that

The woman is Mariko. She is an

artist.

The woman __________________

that is an artist is
____________________________.
Mariko

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3- USING OBJECT PRONOUNS IN ADJECTIVE
CLAUSES TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

The woman that I spoke to

is a doctor.

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 3- USING OBJECT PRONOUNS IN ADJECTIVE
CLAUSES TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

S V O
(a) The woman is a doctor. I spoke to her.

that
O S V
(b) The woman that I spoke to is a doctor.

To make her
an = object pronoun
Change her to that
adjective
clause Switch the order
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 3- USING OBJECT PRONOUNS IN ADJECTIVE
CLAUSES TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

S V O
(a) The woman is a doctor. I spoke to her.

that
(c) The woman ØO ISspoke
V to is a doctor.
(b) The woman that I spoke to is a doctor.

OK to delete object pronoun

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 3- USING OBJECT PRONOUNS IN ADJECTIVE
CLAUSES TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

S V O
(d) The woman is a doctor. I spoke to her.

who
OS V whom
(e) The woman who I spoke to is a doctor.
(f) The woman whom I spoke to is a doctor.

her who
whom
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 3- USING OBJECT PRONOUNS IN ADJECTIVE
CLAUSES TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

(b) The woman that I spoke to is a doctor.

(c) The woman Ø I spoke to is a doctor.
(e) The woman who I spoke to is a doctor.
(f) The woman whom I spoke to is a doctor.

common in speaking
that, Ø, and writing
who
whom very formal writing
ONLY
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2-3 LET’S PRACTICE

CORRECT OR INCORRECT ?
The people that I met last night
were really funny.

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 2-3 LET’S PRACTICE

CORRECT OR INCORRECT ?

The man fixed my car was friendly.

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 2-3 LET’S PRACTICE

CORRECT OR INCORRECT ?
The woman that is reading is my sister.

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