Sentence structure: relative clauses

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WELCOME!
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Today's topics
Relative clauses, relative pronouns, and reflexive pronouns.

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Recap from 2 weeks ago
Simple, compound, and complex sentences.

Simple -> 1 subject, 1 verb.
Grace opened the door.

Compound: 2 simple sentences (independent clauses), joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
Grace opened the door and looked outside.

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Complex sentences
An independent clause (simple sentence) +
a dependent clause.
'When he won the race, everyone cheered.'

A dependent clause is not a completed thought.
Everyone cheered when he won the race.

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A video!
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'What is a relative clause?'

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What is a relative clause?
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A relative clause is:
A dependent clause that starts with a relative pronoun.
Who, whom, which, that, whose, what.

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Who, whom, which
Who, whom -> people
What's the name of the man who just came in?

Which -> things
It's a book which will interest children of all ages.

The witch which bought a book is not nice. 
Who, whom -> people.
Which -> things

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who/which as subject/object
I like people who smile a lot. -> who is subject.

I forget most of the films which I see. -> which is object.

If who/which is used as an object, you COULD leave it out.
I forget most of the films I see.

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That = who/which
I like people that smile a lot.

This is the key that opens the garage.

I forget  most of the films that I see.
Who, whom -> people.
Which -> things
That -> both (informal)

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Whose
Relative pronoun used before nouns.

I saw a girl whose hair came down to her waist.

Whose replaces his/her/its.

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What
Meaning: all thing(s) which.
What acts as a noun + relative pronoun together.

What she said made me angry. (Everything she said).
I hope you are giving me what I need. (Everything I need).

What can't be used as an ordinary relative pronoun.
He got married again next year, what surprised everyone.

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These sentences are either wrong, or can be changed.
1) What is the name of the man which just came in?
2) Is that all which is left?
3) I saw a girl whose her hair came down to her waist.
4) I lent him 'The Old Man and the Sea', that is easy to read.
5) We met a man of whom I've forgotten the name.

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Write a sentence with a
relative clause using 'that'.
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Write a sentence with a
relative clause using 'which'.
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Reflexive pronouns
Himself, herself, itself, yourself, myself, ourselves.

- self = reflexive pronoun.

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Write a sentence with reflexive pronoun 'himself'.
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That was it!
- word order
- subject and predicate 
- subject verb agreement
-relative clauses
-relative and reflexive pronouns.
Test material.

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What would you like to focus on during the last lesson?
Word order.
Subject and predicate.
Subject - verb agreement.
Simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Relative clauses.
Relative and reflexive pronouns.

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