Adjective, noun and adverb clauses

Adjective, noun and adverb clauses

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  Hello! 1 by Meibis González V.
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  IDENTIFYING AND CLASSIFYING SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
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  Do the difficultthings while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – Lao Tzu“
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  4 -Identify the subordinateclause or clauses in each of the following sentences. -Tell whether each clause is used as an adjective, an adverb, or a noun clause. -If a clause is used as an adverb or an adjective, keep in mind that they modify other words. -Noun clauses have functions too. They can be used as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominative and objects of prepositions.
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  Practice 1 (whereis the adjective clause? 1. I know a man whose last name is Goose. 2. I apologized to the woman whose coffee I spilled. 3. The building where he lives is very old. 4. There was a time when Dinosaurs dominated the earth. 5. The miser hid his money in a place where it was safe from robbers. 6. He is the only one who knows the answer. 7. I have a lot of memories of my hometown which is situated in a valley. 8. A river, which is polluted, is not safe for swimming. 9. The teacher thanked the students who had given her some flowers. 10. The photographs which were published in the newspaper were extraordinary.
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  Practice 1 (whereis the adjective clause?) Answer Key ×1. I know a man whose last name is Goose. ×2. I apologized to the woman whose coffee I spilled. ×3. The building where he lives is very old. ×4. There was a time when Dinosaurs dominated the earth. ×5. The miser hid his money in a place where it was safe from robbers. ×6. He is the only one who knows the answer. ×7. I have a lot of memories of my hometown which is situated in a valley. ×8. A river, which is polluted, is not safe for swimming. ×9. The teacher thanked the students who had given her some flowers. ×10. The photographs which were published in the newspaper were extraordinary. 6
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  Adverb Clauses modifyAdjectives, Verbs an other Adverbs. When they modify adjectives and adverbs, they are placed inmediately after the adjective they modify. 7
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  Adverb clauses thatmodify adjectives and adverbs 8 Adverb clauses modifying adjectives or adverbs must come after the word modified. Examples: Playing football is dangerous if you don't have the right equipment. We walked to class quickly as if we were going to be late. Ann was confident that she would play the best
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  Practice 2 (whereis the adverb clause? ×1. I fell asleep while I was sitting in class. ×2. After he finished his homework, Peter went to bed. ×3. You should always read a contract before you sign your × name. ×4. Since I came here, I have learned a lot of English. ×5. While Alex was chopping wood, he hurt his back. ×6. I cashed a check so that I could buy my textbooks. ×7. Even though it was cold, I went swimming. ×8. I moved to the front of the room so that I could see better. ×9. Mary is rich, whereas Joe is poor. ×10. He thinks he can get anything because he is rich 9
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  10 Practice 2 1. Ifell asleep while I was sitting in class. 2. After he finished his homework, Peter went to bed. 3. You should always read a contract before you sign your name. 4. Since I came here, I have learned a lot of English. 5. While Alex was chopping wood, he hurt his back. 6. I cashed a check so that I could buy my textbooks. 7. Even though it was cold, I went swimming. 8. I moved to the front of the room so that I could see better. 9. Mary is rich, whereas Joe is poor. 10. He thinks he can get anything because he is rich
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  11 . NOUN CLAUSES Noun clausesbegin with words such as how, that, what, whatever, when, where, whether, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, and why. Noun clauses can act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition.
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  Practice 3 (identifythe noun clause) 1. Whoever thought of the idea is a genious. 2. Do you know what the wheather will be? 3. My greatest asset is that I am a hard worker. 4. It is important to think about why we make important decisions. 5. I wonder how long we should wait in here. 6. I am packing extra snacks for when we get hungry. 7. The focus of our work is how we can satisfy our clientes more effectively. 8. Her excuse for being late was that she forgot to set her alarm. 9. She is not responsible for what he decided to do. 10. His problem was that he did not practice enough. 12
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  13 Y Practice 3 (AnswerKey) 1. Whoever thought of the idea is a genious. 2. Do you know what the wheather will be? 3. My greatest asset is that I am a hard worker. 4. It is important to think about why we make important decisions. 5. I wonder how long we should wait in here. 6. I am packing extra snacks for when we get hungry. 7. The focus of our work is how we can satisfy our clientes more effectively. 8. Her excuse for being late was that she forgot to set her alarm. 9. She is not responsible for what he decided to do. 10. His problem was that he did not practice enough.
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  14 Reference Azar, B. S.,& Hagen, S. A. (2009). Understanding and using English grammar. White Plains, NY: Pearson Longman.