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LESSON
GOALS
LESSON
GOALS
Using adjective clauses
correctly
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Using adjective phrases
correctly
What do you
know about
adjectives?
Adjective ClausesAdjective Clauses
Function: to describe or give more information about a
noun (or pronoun) in a sentence.
They work just like adjectives, but instead of a single
word, they are whole clauses (have subject + verb).
Adjective ClausesAdjective Clauses
Example:
The park is my favorite place. (Which park?)
⟶ The park that has many trees is my favorite place.
Example:
The library is quiet. (Which library?)
⟶ The library where I do my homework is quiet.
We will learn two patterns:We will learn two patterns:
Pattern 1: Noun of place + that...
Use "that" to give more information
about the place.
Examples:
"The school that I study at is very
clean."
"The restaurant that serves spicy
food is always busy."
Pattern 2: Noun of place + where...
Use "where" to show the location of
something.
Examples:
"The beach where we had a
picnic was beautiful."
"The corner where they put the
trash bin smells bad."
Examples
Clause chain game
The class will be divided into two big groups
Please prepare your paper and pen
?????? Rules
Tense: Use only Present Tense.
✅ The chair where I sit is clean.
✘ The chair where I sat was clean.
Nouns: Use singular nouns (chair, bag, classroom, etc.).
Group 1: Write Noun of place + that/where + subject + verb (present).
The classroom where we study…
The bag that I carry…
Group 2: Write is / verb(s)… (present).
…is very noisy.
…smells bad.
How to play:
The teacher calls 1 student from Group 1 to read the first clause.
The teacher points to 1 student from Group 2 to continue with the second clause.
Together, they form a complete sentence.
Fun rule:
The sentences may be logical or funny → both are accepted as long as they follow the grammar pattern.
Funny combinations = bonus points ??????
✅ Examples
The classroom where we study is very noisy.
The bag that I carry smells bad.
?????? Disclaimer: For this game, all
sentences must be in Present
Tense and use singular nouns.
(In real usage, adjective clauses
can use other tenses and also
plural nouns.)
Adjective Phrases (Order of Adjectives)Adjective Phrases (Order of Adjectives)
When we use more than one adjective before a noun, they usually follow a
natural order.
Function: to make descriptions clear, natural, and easy to understand.
Examples:
"a beautiful small old house"
"an awful big plastic bag"
"a nice new blue car"
Adjective Phrases (Order of Adjectives)Adjective Phrases (Order of Adjectives)
The order:
Opinion (beautiful, ugly, nice)
Size (big, small, tall)
Age (old, young, new)
Shape (round, square, thin)
Color (red, blue, green)
Origin (Indonesian, American, French)
Material (wooden, plastic, metal)
Purpose (sleeping [bag], running [shoes])
Examples:
a clean blue ocean
a dirty old landfill
a beautiful green garden
a terrible plastic pollution
a lovely little village
WORD COMBINATION GAME
Work in a group of four.
You will see slides on the screen, each will shows random words (determiners, adjectives,
nouns).
When the teacher says “Start!”, your group has 2 minutes to make as many phrases as
possible.
A phrase must:
use the words from the slide,
be meaningful (make sense),
follow the pattern determiner + adjective(s) + noun.
Each noun of place can be used only once
Scoring system:
1 phrase = 1 point
1 adjective in a phrase = +1 extra point
Example:
Words: the, red, tall, cat
Phrase: the tall red cat = 1 phrase (1 point) + 2 adjectives (2 points) = 3 points.