Grammar that we have studied in 6è
Grammar that we have studied in 6è
ÁLEX T AND CIRAÁLEX T AND CIRA
• NOUN:NOUN:
A NOUN NAME A PERSON, PLACE, A NOUN NAME A PERSON, PLACE, THING OR IDEA:THING OR IDEA:
EX. MARIA, DOCTOR, PEN, EX. MARIA, DOCTOR, PEN, WATERMELON, NEW YORK,… WATERMELON, NEW YORK,…
• VERB:VERB:
A VERB TELLS NOUN’S ACTIONS OR A VERB TELLS NOUN’S ACTIONS OR STATE OF BEING:STATE OF BEING:
EX. JUMP, THINK, WANT, DANCE, EAT, EX. JUMP, THINK, WANT, DANCE, EAT, IS, ARE, HAVE, WERE,…IS, ARE, HAVE, WERE,…
RELATIVE CLAUSES
WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES I • We use in relative clauses usually pronoms:
• 1.that
• 2.which
• 3.who
• 4.whose
• 5.whom
• An example with that:
• The woman that you saw yesterday was my teacher.
WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES II
• An example with which:
• I want to buy a house which costs under $100,000.
• An example with who:
• The waiter who brought you your meal is my friend.
• An example with whose:
• I manage a company whose products are marketed in over 100 countries
• An example with whom:
• I need someone whom I can trust.
WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES III
• An example with whom:
• I need someone whom I can trust.
WITH COMAS AND WITHOUT COMAS
• a) To define a relative clause do not usually have comas in the sentences and used more often.
• b) You can have relative clauses with comas.
• An example with comas:
• My husband, who loves me very much, is great.
• An example without comas:
• The next book that I want to read is "War and Peace"
THE IMPORTANT PART OF RELATIVE CLAUSES
• Pronouns are very important in relative clauses.
• THAT can be used for people and things.
• WHICH is used for things.
• WHO is used for people.
• WHOSE is used for people.
• WHOM is used for people.