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Topic: Adjective Clause II |
2 July 2002 |
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Last week, we talked about adjective clauses,
their function and adjective clause connectors or relative pronouns in particular.
Adjective clauses are used to connect at least two
ideas together in one sentence. One idea is more important than the other and we call the
clause containing this idea the main clause. The clause containing the inferior idea or modifying
idea is called the subordinate clause.
For example:
The sentence
King Taksin, who fought for the Thai independence from the Burmese,
had Chinese ancestors.
consists of two ideas:
King Taksin had Chinese ancestors. (main clause)
King Taksin fought for the Thai independence from the Burmese.
(subordinate clause)
This sentence
Stardford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare was born, welcomes
thousands of tourists each year.
is made of two ideas:
Stardford-upon-Avon welcomes thousands of tourists each year. (main clause)
Shakespeare was born in Stardford-upon-Avon. (subordinate clause)
You will see that the examples above have redundant or repeated
words: King Taksin in the first sentence and Stardford-upon-Avon in the second. To join the two
clauses together, you need to define this redundant idea or words and decide which
adjective clause connector best represents the words. In the first example, King Taksin is
a person, so 'who' is the best connector. Stradford-upon-Avon is a place and it functions
as an adverb of place in the subordinate clause, so we use 'where' instead of 'which'. If you
are not clear about the adjective clause connectors and the differences between 'which'
and 'where', you should go back to last week's column before attempting at the exercise. |
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Exercise: Adjective Clauses II |
| Directions: Connect the given ideas together into one sentence using adjective clause. Use the first sentence as a main clause. |
 1. Korea lost the World Cup.
The World Cup was held in Japan and Korea.
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2. Grunter Glass writes in German.
Grunter Glass's novel won the Nobel prize.
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3. The telephone has become a necessity.
The telephone was an invention of the nineteenth century.
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4. Thousands of sharks are killed each year to make cartilage pills.
Shark cartilage pills are believed to treat cancer.
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5. The factory pollutes the water supply of the whole town.
The factory is located in the town.
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