Whose Relative Clauses?

WHOSE

When two sentences talk about the same person, and the second sentence has a possessive form of a word in the first sentence, we can use whose to connect the two sentences.

I know the boy.
The boy's mother works at the YMCA.
I know the boy whose mother works at the YMCA.

I know the boy.
My cousin works with the boy's mother.
I know the boy whose mother my cousin works with.

The painter is Monet.
I really like the painter's work the most.
I painter's whose work I like the most is Monet.

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8:00 more practice with Relative Clauses

1) The car is old. I like my car.
The car that I like is old.
The car which I like is old.
The car I like is old.

2) Poland won the World Cup. The World Cup was in 1940.
Poland won the World Cup which was in 1940.
Poland won the World Cup that was in 1940.

3) Students studied relative clauses. Relative clauses are confusing.
Students studied relative clauses which are confusing.
Students studied relative clauses that are confusing.

4) Students studied relative clauses. The students were confused.
Students who were confused studied relative clauses.
Students that were confused studied relative clauses.

5) Banks went bankrupt. Banks made bad loans.
Banks that made bad loans went bankrupt.
Banks which made bad loans went bankrupt.

Omitting relative clauses with 'to be'

When the relative clause has the construction

relative pronoun + 'to be' + ~ing verb

or

relative pronoun + 'to be' + past participle

the relative pronoun and the 'to be' verb can be omitted.
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Examples

relative pronoun + 'to be' + past participle
People that were bitten by mosquitoes should be tested for malaria.
She was wearing a dress which was covered in blue flowers.

relative pronoun+ 'to be' + ~ing verb
Anyone who is smoking will be expelled from school.
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Here are the sentences that we did for dictation at 6:00.

Try to decide if the relative pronouns and 'to be' verbs in the relative clause are optional or not. If they are, put parenthesis around the words which can be omitted. Number 1 has been done as an example.
1. I talked to the man (who was) standing in front of the supermarket.
2. I asked the boys that were playing tennis what the time is.
3. Have you seen the movie that tells the story of the Titanic’s maiden journey?
4. The Chinese restaurant that is near my house has great egg drop soup.
5. We chose three of the sandwiches which were on the table.
6. He was talking on the phone when someone knocked on the door.
7. I always mix up words that are spelled “ei” with words that are spelled “ie”.
8. Plants that can stand hot, dry summer grow well in this area of the country.
9. Only two of the boys wanted to work overtime were able to do it.
10. The child who is playing with the cat is my little sister.

Relative clauses Exercise 8 & Cinderella

Grammar
The worksheet that the 8:00 class got as homework and the 6:00 worked on today can be found here.

Cinderella
Here is one sample of the many variations of the traditional fairy tale, Cinderella. We will use it today to help our writing.

We will be finishing the writing that we did about Cinderella or the stories that we started on Monday. Tomorrow we will be posting some of the writing online.

Relative Clauses worksheet

Here's the worksheet that I handed out yesterday with the exercises on relative clauses as objects.

The relative pronoun is optional if it is the object of the sentence.

The chef changed the recipe that the customers said was too spicy.
The chef changed the recipe which the customers said was too spicy.
The chef changed the recipe X the customers said was too spicy.

If the relative clause has a subject that is not the relative pronoun, it is an object relative clause.

The cat that Martin saw killing the mouse is orange.

Main sentence: The cat is orange.
Relative clause: that I saw killing the mouse
Subject of the main sentence: cat
Subject of the relative clause: Martin

If the relative clause does not have a subject, then the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.

The mechanic fixed the car that was in the accident in ten minutes.

Main sentence: The mechanic fixed the car in ten minutes.
Relative clause: that was in the accident
Subject of the main sentence: mechanic
Subject of the relative clause: that

Fairy Tales

This week will be doing something much more whimsical in addition to more work on relative clauses.

Do you know a folk story or a fairy tale? In all cultures there are stories, tales, and myths. For the first time we will be doing some longer writing. We will start by telling stories today. Tomorrow we will be watching a fairy tale that most people are familiar with, Cinderella. On Wednesday we will write either our stories or Cinderella. On Thursday we will use Word to write our stories and publish them here.

Discrimination Slide Shows by Level 5

Today we learned how to brainstorm and create slide shows using PowerPoint. Here are the presentations you made to illustrate the concept of "discrimination". Great job everyone!

6:00 class
Jorge Moreno, Maria Irma Blanco, Alajandro Sarango, and Gabriela Lopez.
Joel Ponder, Raquel Nunoz, Rosa Maria Perez, Laura Morales
Adela Rosas, Fernando Orozco, Lajanny Lara, Miriam Galarza
Sara Vallejo, Ana Tepan, Maria Palomares

8:00 class
Zebun, Miguel, Ali, Shamsudeen
Omaira, Yovany, Mario
Marcela, Josue, Modesta
Miguel, Mateo, Jaquelina
Benigno, Martha, Fredy, Fernando
Elena, Derek, Zakir

More Subjects, Slavery, and Discrimination

Hello students!

Grammar

We learned that relative clauses add at least one more subject and verb to sentences.

Slavery and Discrimination
Then we saw the slide show with pictures showing how life was segregated or divided in the American South before the Civil Rights Movement. I thought that your pre- and post-Civil Rights Movement skits were wonderful! Wasn't it interesting to be white and Black for a few minutes? I hope your reaction at see these signs, especially the one that said "White's Only No Spanish or Mexicans", reminds us that a struggle for justice and equality is one that we all should be fighting.

Today we will be watching another slide show about slavery and then we will be making one ourselves about discrimination. We will brainstorm about discrimination, find images of discrimination and create PowerPoint slide shows.

Relative Clauses Exercises and Segregation Slide show

We are doing Exercise 1 and 2 in class today.

Then we are watching this slide show and doing some role playing.

For homework the 8:00 class got this assignment.

African American History and Relative Clauses

Here are the readings from yesterday.

Slavery Timeline
The Civil War
Jim Crow
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Civil Rights Movement




Relative Pronouns
Who (used with people)
Which (used with things)
That (used with people and things)
Whose
Which

Relative Clauses combine two sentences; one modifies the other just like adjectives modify nouns.

Census

In March 2010 questionnaires will be mailed out for the 2010 census.

Look at the website to find out:

• Why we have a decennial census
• How to fill out the form
• What questions are asked
• If your privacy is at risk
• When is the form due back
• The relationship between the Census Bureau and USCIS

Subordination, Slavery in the the U.S., Civil Rights Movement and MLK, Race in 2010

Grammar
Now that we know what subjects and predicates are, we will be learning about writing that will be more interesting because we will add subordinate clauses and modifying phrases.

Slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, and Race Today
This week, inspired by the observance of the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we will be exploring the history of race relations, the Civil Rights Movement, and the current state of race relations in the United States. We will specifically be discussing African American history in this country.

Some things to think about this week:
What do you know about the history of Black people in the United States?
What do you know about legalized and de facto racism in the U.S.?
What are your opinions about Black people in the U.S.?
How is the Civil Rights Movement related to other struggles in the U.S. and the rest of the world?

Here's what we will do this week:
Tuesday- Readings and presentations about slavery and the American Civil War, Jim Crow, MLK & Malcolm X
Wednesday-Theater of the Oppressed: Living in the Jim Crow South; the South After the Civil Rights Movement; Racism Today; Race 2070 100 Years Later
Thursday-Creating Powerpoint slideshows about Racism and Discrimination Around the World in the computer lab

Blog and Facebook

Today we finished our discussion about the Feminism article and then we went to to the computer lab where I showed you this blog, facebook, and gave you this crossword puzzle with computer vocabulary to work on. After you finish it, you can find the answers on the second page.



The 6:00 class got the subject and predicate worksheet to do this weekend. Here are the answers for the 8:00 class who got the same assignment yesterday.



P.S. Here is the link for the QCH English School Group on Facebook.

Subjects and Predicates, Feminism

I hope that you found our second class interesting. Post comments and questions.

GRAMMAR
We began learning about subjects and predicates. We did this worksheet in class. The 8:00 class also got this for homework. The 6:00 class can do it for optional practice if they want. I will post the answers tomorrow night.

READING
We read about feminism in this article and answered questions about it. Tomorrow we will finish discussing the article.

Hello Level 5!

Hello class!

We started our classes yesterday. This is the blog that I told you about. You can write anything to me here. Please always remember to tell me your name when you write so I know who it is. I will always write what we did that day in class. You can ask me questions about today's lesson, give me your opinion about the class, or offer suggestions.

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I hope we have a great level 5!

Kris