

Complex Sentences- Relative Clauses LESSON + PRACTICE
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English
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10th - 12th Grade
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COMPLEX SENTENCES (cont.)
Relative Clauses
(Restrictive & Non-Restrictive)

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REVIEW: SWABIs
Complex Sentences with Subordinating Conjunctions
Independent clauses SWABI dependent clause.
My son loves playing video games because they are distracting.
SWABI dependent clause, independent clause.
Because video games are distracting, my son loves playing them.
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Fill in the Blanks
Combine these 2 sentences together with the SWABI "whenever". Watch your pronouns punctuation & capitalization:
SWABI: WHENEVER
Everything turns pink.
John does the laundry.
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Try again: Combine these 2 sentences together with the SWABI "even if". Watch your pronouns, punctuation & capitalization:
SWABI: EVEN IF
Mary feels tired all day.
Mary sleeps well.
Type answer...
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NEW: Complex Sentences with Relative Clauses
2 sentences about the same NOUN should be combined together: change 1 of the NOUNs to a RELATIVE PRONOUN
2 INDEPENDENT SENTENCES: We are waiting for Paul. Paul is my brother.
1 COMPLEX SENTENCE (IND + DEP): We are waiting for Paul, ____ is my brother.
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Multiple Choice
YOU TRY: Which word fills the blank better?
That's the cafe. The cafe closed down.
That's the cafe _____ closed down.
who
which
whom
where
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Multiple Choice
TRY AGAIN: Which word fills the blank better?
I like books. Books have great characters.
I like books _____ have great characters.
who
which
whose
where
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Multiple Choice
ROUND 3: Which word fills the blank better?
That is the woman. I gave the woman directions.
That is the woman _____ I gave directions.
who
whom
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Multiple Choice
ROUND 4: Which word fills the blank better?
The car is mine. The car has a scratch on the side.
The car ____ has a scratch on the side is mine.
who
that
where
whose
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To comma or NOT
YES comma = EXTRA information (Non-Restrictive / Non-Defining)
NO comma = NECESSARY information (Restrictive / Defining)
RULE: NEVER use a comma with "that"
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Multiple Choice
YOU TRY: Select the example with a RESTRICTIVE clause
A: That's Mary Wilson, who is my downstairs neighbor.
B: That is the woman who is my downstairs neighbor.
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Multiple Choice
TRY AGAIN: Select the example with a RESTRICTIVE clause
A: The boy who stole your bike has been caught.
B: The police are questioning Trevor Jones, who handed himself in yesterday.
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Multiple Choice
ROUND 3: Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A: Mark's only dog which ate the chicken is looking guilty.
B: Mark's only dog, which ate the chicken, is looking guilty.
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Multiple Choice
ROUND 4: Which of these sentences lets you know I have MORE THAN 1 SISTER? (Hint: look at the punctuation)
A: My sister who lives in Louisiana is forty years old.
B: My sister, who lives in Louisiana, is forty years old.
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All Done!
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Good luck!
COMPLEX SENTENCES (cont.)
Relative Clauses
(Restrictive & Non-Restrictive)

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