Exercise on Relative Clauses (Contact clauses) 1 Relative clauses - defining or non-defining? Study the situations and then decide whether the following relative clauses are defining or non-defining. defining – no commas non-defining – commas 1. I have three brothers. [pic] My brother who lives in Sidney came to see me last month. [pic] My brother‚ who lives in Sidney‚ came to see me last month. 2. I have one sister. [pic] My sister who is 25 years old spent her holiday
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The Guilt Characterization of Lilian Thurgood Living in a neighborhood with poor families and beggars is not always easy. Especially when you are white‚ and white people are known to be narrow-minded. Lilian Thurgood is a retired white woman in her good age. She lives alone with two threatening dogs. They have been trained by her late Husband. She lives in a house enclosed with huge walls and a strong locked gate. This indicates that she lives in fear. But this was not unusual at the time. The
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Jack Frost is “scheming to take over Christmas.” The Santa Clause 3 showcases a Jack Frost beyond the typical wintery soul. He embodies greed for attention‚ as it was stated seconds before his first appearance in the movie‚ and an opposing force to the benevolent holiday of Christmas. His opposition to Christmas often allows for the mentioned transformation trope‚ but it is also a method to personify the War on Christmas. Although the War on Christmas is often a controversial topic‚ it is a driving
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ADVERB CLAUSE 1. What do you know about adverbial clause? Adverb clause is a dependent clauses that consists of subject and verd as a unit which takes the place of an adverb in another clauses or pharses. It answers questions such as “when?”‚ “where?”‚ “why?”‚ “with whwt result?”‚ and “under what condition?”. It oftenly modifies verb in the sentences. 2. Mention the kinds of adverb clause! There are some kinds of adverb clause‚ they are: kind of clause common conjunctions Function Example time
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Mona Karimi Professor Estaji Adverbial Clauses An adverb clause modifies a verb. It contains a subject and a verb. As a dependent clause‚ it cannot stand alone and must connect to an independent or main clause to form a complete sentence. An adverb clause may come before or after the independent clause. When an adverb clause precedes an independent clause‚ a comma is used to separate the clauses. When the adverb comes after the independent clause‚ no comma is used. Adverbs indicate such things
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exempt himself from the liability by the exclusion clause written on the receipt and the sign. The effectiveness of the exclusion clauses depends on several factors. Firstly‚ whether the exclusion clause belongs to a term of contract will be determined. Secondly‚ reasonable steps leading to the notice of exclusion clause to J will be decided. Thirdly‚ the words of exclusion clause will be carefully analyzed. Finally‚ the result as to the exclusion clause will be carefully suggested as well as other possible
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early American colonies‚ Congress initiated the First Amendment containing the “Establishment Clause” to protect religious freedom; “The Establishment Clause provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”29 Throughout the years‚ the Supreme Court has struggled to capture the precise meaning of this phrase.30 The Court has found that‚ at a minimum‚ the Establishment Clause must mean the following: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither
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adjective clause (also known as adjectival or relative clause) is a subordinate clause used to modify a noun or a pronoun in the main clause. An adjective clause will meet three requirements: * First‚ it will contain a subject and verb. * Next‚ it will begin with a relative pronoun [who‚ whom‚ whose‚that‚ or which] or a relative adverb [when‚ where‚ or why]. * Finally‚ it will function as an adjective‚ answering the questionsWhat kind? How many? or Which one? The adjective clause will follow
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Found at the very end of Article I‚ Section 8‚ the Elastic Clause provides the government with an immense power and responsibility‚ “To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers‚ and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States‚ or in any Department or Officer thereof.” The Elastic Clause allows government officials and the individuals who represent the country to adjust laws
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PHRASE A phrase is a group of words‚ without a subject and verb‚ that functions in a sentence as one part of speech. Examples: leaving behind the dog smashing into a fence before the first test COMMON TYPES OF PHRASES 1. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES • contain a preposition and a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition. Examples: PREP OBJ OF PRE on the freshly pressed white jacket PREP OBJ OF PREP OBJ OF PREP beside the driftwood and seaweed COMMON TYPES OF PHRASES Prepositional
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