Adjective Clause Noun Clause

Noun clause

Adjective clause

Man = noun Tall man = Adjective + Noun man who is tall = noun + adjective clause

(who is tall) Adjective Adjective clause Adjective clause

(man) -

Relative pronoun Relative pronoun

Noun + Relative Pronoun Man + who is tall = Noun who is tall Man who is tall Subject The man who is tall is my brother. I have seen the man who is tall.

= Noun Man = Noun

tall the tall man

Relative Pronoun Who = Whom = Whose = Which = That = ( Defining clause

subject object

(things) (things) Adjective Clause )

Defining clause Non-defining clause

(1) Subject+relative pronoun+verb+object = noun A lady phoned Mg Mg last night. subject+verb+object+adverb. Noun + Relative Pronoun a lady + who phoned Mg Mg last night = Noun subject who subject verb pronoun Adjective clause Noun = Noun Adjective clause

Relative subject

A lady who phoned Mg Mg last night is his teacher. (sub

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last night Past tense k last night ( ) phoned is ( )

The car that hit me was yellow. The fruits which were put in the fruit bowl needs to be put in the picnic basket.

The person who lent me the car is my brother.

I have many watches which were bought from Japan. Mg Mg is studying English which is an international language.

U Mg Mg who is very kind is my teacher.

U Mg Mg and Dar Sein Hla who are very kind are my teachers.

The car which was a taxi exploded last month.

The cars which were taxis exploded last month.

(2) Object+relative pronoun+subject+verb = noun object

Mg Mg loves Mya Mya. (Subject+verb+object. ) Mya Mya whom Mg Mg loves (object+relative pronoun+subject+verb = noun (subject relative pronoun ) .( k Relative pronoun who who/whom ( ) )

that/which

The car which I drive is very old. The cat she loves scratched me yesterday.

The girl who I took to the movie last night is my sweetheart.

The man I met downtown is the thief. The bicycle she borrowed belongs to my father. This is the book which I wanted. This is the girl whom you saw at the party.

I like the students you are teaching English.

Mg Mg is the person whom I admire. I k k f f k .

(3) Propositional Phrase ( ) Mg Mg goes to school. ( ) Mya Mya lives in Yangon. ( ) The teacher gave the text book to the students. ( ) My mother bought a watch for my elder brother. ( ) Ma Hla May went to Yangon with U Tin Myint. Propositional phrase = proposition + Noun to school, in Yangon, to the students, for my elder brother, with U Tin Myint Adjective clause ( ) ( ) proposition+ relative pronoun proposition relative pronoun

( ) proposition+relative pronoun ( ) Mg Mg . ( ) .

( ) The teacher gave the text book to the students. The students to whom the teacher gave the text book

( ) My mother bought a watch for my elder brother. My elder brother for whom my mother bought a watch ( ) Ma Hla May went to Yangon with U Tin Myint. U Tin Myint with whom Ma Hla May went to Yangon

) Proposition

Relative Pronoun

( ) Mg Mg goes to school. School which Mg Mg goes to ( ) Mya Mya lives in Yangon. Yangon which Mya Mya lives in ( ) The teacher gave the text book to the students. The students who the teacher gave the text book to ( ) My mother bought a watch for my elder brother. My elder brother who my mother bought a watch for ( ) Ma Hla May went to Yangon with U Tin Myint. U Tin Myint who Ma Hla May went to Yangon with Relative pronoun

( ) The School to which Mg Mg goes is the private school. The school which Mg Mg goes to is the private school. ( ) I have never been to Yangon in which Mya Mya lives. I have never been to Yangon which Mya Mya lives in. ( ) The students to whom the teacher gave the text book lost it in the festival. The students who the teacher gave the text book to lost it in the festival.

( ) I envy my elder brother for whom my mother bought a watch. I envy my elder brother who my mother bought a watch for.

( ) U Tin Myint with whom Ma Hla May went to Yangon is my uncle. U Tin Myint who Ma Hla May went to Yangon with is my uncle.

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Informal

( ) U Tin Myint with whom Ma Hla May went to Yangon is my uncle. Informal U Tin Myint who Ma Hla went to Yangon with is my uncle. U Tin Myint that Ma Hla went to Yangon with is my uncle. U Tin Myint Ma Hla went to Yangon with is my uncle. Formal The School to which Mg Mg goes is the private school. Informal The school which Mg Mg goes to is the private school. The school that Mg Mg goes to is the private school. The school Mg Mg goes to is the private school. (4) whose whose adjective clause apostrophe ( ) of of f hairs f adjective clause apostrophe ()

whose

( ) po roph T

( ) rang. .

po roph ()

adjective clause the student whose phone rang = noun ( the students whose parents are wealthy = noun ( ) )

The student whose phone rang should stand up. ( ) Do you know the student whose phone rang? The students whose parents are wealthy pay extra. We should favor to the students whose parents are wealthy. Whose ( ) of The driver of the car was masked. f the car whose driver was masked = noun ( ) the car of which the driver was masker = Noun ( the whose car driver ) The police are looking for the car whose driver was masked. The police are looking for the car of which the driver was masked.

The car whose driver jumped out just before the accident was completely destroyed.

I know Mg Mg whose sister is a nurse. The man whose car I borrowed is very rich. I chose the set whose price was reduced. T eye most will be chosen. The students whose mark is high in English can select the major subject.

Adjective Clause