Showing posts with label pronouns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pronouns. Show all posts
Friday, 9 August 2019
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Relative clauses in English
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
OMISSION OF THE RELATIVE PRONOUN
To understand the distinctions between that and which it is necessary to understand defining (restrictive) and non-defining (non-restrictive) clauses.
- who → when we talk about people
- which → when we talk about things
- whose → instead of his/her or their
- We also use that for who/which.
- where → when we speak about places
- when → when we speak about a period of time
OMISSION OF THE RELATIVE PRONOUN
We leave out the relative pronoun (who/which/that) if it is not the subject in the sentence.
- That is the book I like.
- He is the teacher who spoke to us yesterday morning.
| 1st part of the sentence | 2nd part of the sentence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | is | the boy | who | was | at the party yesterday. |
| Subject | Verb | Rest | Subject | Verb | Rest |
who is subject in the sentence, do not leave it out.
| 1st part of the sentence | Pronoun | 2nd part of the sentence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | is | the boy | who | I | met | at the party yesterday. |
| This | is | the boy | can be left out | I | met | at the party yesterday. |
| Subject | Verb | Rest | Subject | Verb | Rest | |
who is not subject in the sentence, it can be left out.
Examples with the relative pronoun which/that
| 1stpart of the sentence | 2nd part of the sentence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | is | the bike | which | was | in the shop window. |
| Subject | Verb | Rest | Subject | Verb | Rest |
which is subject in the sentence, do not leave it out.
| 1st part of the sentence | Pronoun | 2nd part of the sentence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | is | the bike | which | I | bought | yesterday. | |
| This | is | the bike | can be left out | I | bought | yesterday. | |
| Subject | Verb | Rest | Subject | Verb | Rest | ||
which is not subject in the sentence, it can be left out.
TYPES OF RELATIVE CLAUSES
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Learning
these distinctions is one technical aspect of grammar that every user
of English should understand, because it is at the root of an assortment
of grammatical errors.
NON DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
A non-defining, or non-restrictive, clause is one that can be regarded as parenthetical:
- My house, which has a blue door, needs painting.
The
italicized words are effectively an aside and could be deleted. The
real point of the sentence is that the house needs painting; the blue
door is incidental.
Use commas to set off non-defining elements,
which contribute to, but do not determine, the meaning of the sentence.
These elements may be clauses (groups of words that contain a subject
and a verb) or phrases (groups of words that do not contain both a
subject and a verb).
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
A defining, restrictive, clause is one that is essential to the sense of the sentence.
- My house that has a blue door needs painting.
Defining clauses or phrases are not separated off with commas.
A restrictive clause or phrase is essential to the meaning of the
sentence; it defines the word it modifies by ›restricting‹ its meaning.
Eliminating a restrictive element from a sentence changes its meaning
dramatically.
EXERCISES
EXERCISES
- who / which / whose 1 (Englisch Hilfen)
- who / which / whose 2 (Englisch Hilfen)
- who / whose / which 3 (English for You)
- who / which / whose (Ego4you)
- Link sentences with that / who (Perfect English Grammar)
- who / which / that / where / when (Montse Morales)
- Write the sentences in order-at the bottom (British Council)
- Merge two sentences using a relative clause (Ego4you)
Thursday, 2 November 2017
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Possessive adjectives
These exercises will let you revise your subject and determiner personal pronouns:
SUBJECT
These pronouns replace any other subject and they usually go before the verb:
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
These pronouns substitute a complement with a possessive:
SUBJECT
These pronouns replace any other subject and they usually go before the verb:
- Are you 15? (= the person I am sepaking to)
- We don't like going to the beach. (=my sister and I)
- They are our best friends. (=Sandra and Lynn)
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
These determiners go before the noun and they tell us who (or what) the object, person... belongs to:
- I have a cat. This is my cat.
- Their homework is really difficult.
- My sister has a boyfriend. Her boyfriend is tall.
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EXERCISES
- subject pronouns
- subject pronouns 2
- what type of pronoun is it?
- possessive adjectives
- possessive adjectives 2
- possessive adjectives 3
- possessive adjectives 4
- possessive adjectives 5
- possessive adjectives 6
- possessive adjectives 7
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These pronouns substitute a complement with a possessive:
- It is my cat. It is mine.
- It is your bag. It is yours.
- Those are her books. They are hers.
EXERCISES
- exercise a4esl.org - choose the right pronoun
- exercise a4esl.org - choose the right pronoun 2
- my english pages - possessive adjectives (my) and pronouns (mine)
- learn English feel good - write the pronoun
- learn English feel good - write the pronoun 2
- English test - 10 sentences - choose the right pronoun
Friday, 24 October 2014
Possessive determiners
These exercises will let you revise your subject and determiner personal pronouns:
SUBJECT
These pronouns replace any other subject and they usually go before the verb:
SUBJECT
These pronouns replace any other subject and they usually go before the verb:
- Are you 15? (= the person I am sepaking to)
- We don't like going to the beach. (=my sister and I)
- They are our best friends. (=Sandra and Lynn)
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
These determiners go before the noun and they tell us who (or what) the object, person... belongs to:
- I have a cat. This is my cat.
- Their homework is really difficult.
- My sister has a boyfriend. Her boyfriend is tall.
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EXERCISES
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