grammar repetition

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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Today:

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grammar repitition & 

note taking

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reading practice

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relative pronouns

Which relative pronouns did we have?

When did we use them?

examples?

relative pronouns

The man, who was waiting on the bus, was wearing a red coat

You're going to be late for the meeting which is in 5 minutes

South Street , where the mysterious man was last seen, is now empty and deserted. 

He went to the same school that my father went to

relative clauses

what is a relative clause? 

defining relative clause?

non-defining relative clause?

Relative clause

A relative clause is an extra sentence within a sentence that gives you extra information.

"I sent her a letter, which arrived three weeks later"

"The dog, who was barking loudly, alerted us of the people that were standing at the door"

Defining relative clause

tells you which noun we're talking about

"I like the woman who lives next door" 

you can use 'that' in a defining relative clause

"I bought a house that/which is 200 years old"

Sometimes you can drop the relative pronoun

Non-defining relative clause

Gives extra information about the noun, but is not necessary 

"My neighbour, who is very old, sometimes forgets things"

"I don't like my new computer, which I bought last week"

You can not use 'that' in a non defining clause

You can never drop the relative pronoun 

Question time

What questions do you have about relative pronouns or relative clauses? 

passive voice 

what was passive voice again? 

What about different times? 

Why do we use the passive voice sometimes? 

passive voice 

in a passive voice sentence, the object and the subject switch places

"The company polluted the river"

"The river was polluted by the company"

Used to place focus on the action, rather than who did it

past simple passive

past simple: a time in the past that is over and done

past simple passive: object + was/were + verb-ed

"The ball was kicked by the little kid"

"The houses were burned down by the criminal"

present simple passive

present simple: used for facts/things that happen often or regularly

present simple passive: object + am/is/are + verb-ed

"The flowers are watered by the gardener every week"

"Cars are often stolen in this neighbourhood "

present simple passive

What about indicators for time and place?

Leave them be!

If they're at the end of the sentence: leave them there

"Pictures are drawn on the wall"

If it's one word in the middle: put it after am/are/is

"Mistakes are often made by her"

Question time

What questions do you have about the passive voice in the present simple and past simple? 

Break time 

Remember, not a second longer than the timer!!

what to do 

Read reading text 2 in the back of your book

Answer the questions

Let me know if you're struggling and I'll see what I can do to help you. 

Bye!

Have a nice day!