| A | B |
|---|
| Simple subject in the independent clause? | church |
| Simple predicates/verbs in the independent clause? | is |
| Simple subject in the dependent clause? | I |
| Simple predicate/verb in the dependent clause? | attend (remember that unescorted is NOT a verb -- it is a participle, which is functioning as an adjective |
| Sentence purpose -- exclamatory, declarative, interrogative, imperative | declarative (it simply states a fact) |
| Sentence type -- simple, compound, complex, compound-complex? | complex with an adjective dependent clause |
| Verb tense--present, past, future? | Present |
| Number of clauses and what kind? | 2 clauses -- 1 independent and 1 dependent |
| Adjective dependent clauses start with relative pronouns. What are the five relative pronouns? | who, whom, whose, that, which |
| When do you NOT use commas with adjective clauses? | When the adjective dependent clause is essential to the understanding of the sentence: -- People WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES should not throw stones. |
| When do you use commas with an adjective dependent clause? | When the adjective dependent clause is NOT essential to the understanding of the sentence--Old Professor Legree, who dresses like a teenager, is going through his second childhood. |
| Rewrite the DGP sentence using correct punctuation, spelling, and capitalization. | My church is the only place I attend unescorted. |
| Write an original sentence using the relative pronoun WHO. (WHO is NOT to be used as a question--that would be an interrogative pronoun and we're studying relative pronouns!). | Sue, WHO IS MY STUDENT IN MY CLASS, is an outstanding athlete. |
| Write an original sentence using the relative pronoun WHOM. | The witch WHOM DOROTHY CRUSHED wore the ruby slippers. |
| Write an original sentence using the relative pronoun WHOSE ( DO NOT use it in a question--we are studying relative pronouns NOT an interrogative pronoun). | The family WHOSE HOUSE BURNT IN THE FIRE was immediately given a complimentary suite in a hotel. |
| Write an original sentence using the relative pronoun WHICH (Use the relative pronoun NOT the interrogative pronoun). | The science fair, WHICH LASTED MOST OF THE NIGHT, ended with an awards ceremony. |
| Write an original sentence using the relative pronoun THAT (as a relative pronoun NOT a demonstrative adjective). | This house is the one THAT HAD GREAT HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS! |
| What is the adjective dependent clause in this sentence and what does it modify? It took me a while to get used to people who eat popcorn during the movie. | It took me a while to get used to people WHO EAT POPCORN DURING THE MOVIE. (modifies the noun next to it-- PEOPLE) |
| What is the adjective dependent clause in this sentence and what does it modify? The library did not have the book that I wanted. | The library did not have the book THAT I WANTED. ( Modifies the noun next to it-- book) |
| What is the adjective dependent clause in this sentence and what does it modify? The book whose author won a Pulitzer has become a bestseller. | The book WHOSE AUTHOR WON A PULITZER has become a bestseller. (Modifies the noun next to the clause -- Book. Remember that once you take out the dependent clause, you must leave an independent clause. |
