Atributive clause grammar presentation.pptx

Grammar exercises

1. Use the present simple or continuous tenses and future forms to complete this text. I ..................... (not do) housework on Sundays normally. But tomorrow I ................................. (tidy) my room, because my boyfriend Jim ...................... (come). The bus ......................... (arrive) at 10. I think Jim ...................... (come) on time as usual, because he .................... (like) to be punctual. I ...................................... (look) forward to him. We .................... (have) a date every Sunday and I ..................... (always look) forward to him. Tomorrow we .......................... (have) a special date. We ........................... (go) to see his parents. We ........................... (have) a good time, I hope. Make questions to match the answers. What time ....................................................... ? The meeting starts at 8.30 tonight. ......................................................................... ? No, I don't watch TV every day. What ............................................ after school? I don't know what I'll do.

2. Choose the correct tenses. ............................................. Frank in Toronto? Did you meet b) Have you met c) Were you meeting He had a break after he ..................................... for two hours. a) was walking b) had been walking c) has walked I ......................................... her for a long time. a) know b) have known c) have been knowing We ............................ the windows and the car on Saturday morning. a) were cleaning b) cleaned c) have been cleaning I ............................ in York for a week in 1998. a) worked b) have been working c) have worked I ......................... you in your office with a girl! Really? We ...................................................... . a) saw - 've just talked b) 've seen - just talked c) saw - were just talking How many cupboards .............................. since yesterday? a) did they move b) have they moved c) have they been moving

3. Attributive  clauses serve as an attribute to a noun (pronoun) in the main clause. This noun or pronoun is called the  antecedent  of the clause: Holiday  resorts  which are crowded are not very pleasant. According to their meaning attributive clauses may be divided into  appositive  and  relative  ones.

4. The clause is called a relative clause because it “relates” to the noun We can use relative clauses to join two English sentences, or to give more information about something. I bought a new car. It is very fast. → I bought a new car that is very fast. She lives in New York. She likes living in New York. → She lives in New York, which she likes. Defining and Non-defining A  defining relative clause  tells which noun we are talking about: I like the woman who lives next door. (If I don't say 'who lives next door', then we don't know which woman I mean). A  non-defining relative clause  gives us extra information about something. We don't need this information to understand the sentence. I live in London, which has some fantastic parks. (Everybody knows where London is, so 'which has some fantastic parks' is extra information).

5. 1: The relative pronoun is the subject: We can use 'who', 'which' or 'that'. We use 'who' for people and 'which' for things. We can use 'that' for people or things. The relative clause can come after the subject or the object of the sentence. We can't drop the relative pronoun. For example (clause after the object of the sentence): I'm looking for a secretary who / that can use a computer well. She has a son who / that is a doctor. We bought a house which / that is 200 years old. I sent a letter which / that arrived three weeks later. 2: The relative pronoun is the object: In this case we can drop the relative pronoun if we want to. Again, the clause can come after the subject or the object of the sentence. Here are some examples: (Clause after the object) She loves the chocolate (which / that) I bought. We went to the village (which / that) Lucy recommended. John met a woman (who / that) I had been to school with. The police arrested a man (who / that) Jill worked with.