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    Relative Clauses

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    ENGLISH GRAMMAR Relative Clauses RELATIVE CLAUSES INTRODUCTION There are two types of relative clauses: 1. Defining relative clauses 2. Non-defining relative clauses DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES These describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun. The boy who was playing is my brother. Defining Relative Pronouns SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE For people Who Whom/Who Whose That That For

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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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    Phrases and Clauses 5 December 2012 Phrases and Clauses I) Prepositional and Appositive Phrases Phrase- a few words that do not have a subject or a verb and are one part of speech in a sentence A) Prepositional Phrases Prepositional phrase- preposition with a noun or pronoun following it Ex: near the table and chairs. “Near” is the preposition and “table and chairs” are the objects. 1) Adjectival Phrases Adjectival phrase- a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun

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    Exclusion Clause

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    Introduction What is “Exclusion Clause”? There are various definitions of exclusion clause. Exclusion clause is a term or clause which can be incorporated into a contract. It is a term in a contract that seeks to restrict the rights of the parties to the contract. 1 The terms of the contract are important that they define both the content and scope of the parties’ mutual obligations.2 Classically‚ terms of the contract have been divided into either conditions or warranties. The development of the

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    Independent Clause

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    SIMPLE SENTENCE A simple sentence‚ also called an independent clause‚ contains a subject and a verb‚ and it expresses a complete thought. In the following simple sentences‚ subjects are in yellow‚ and verbs are in green.   A. Some students like to study in the mornings. B. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon. C. Alicia goes to the library andstudies every day. | The three examples above are all simple sentences.  Note that sentence B contains a compound subject‚ and sentence C contains

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    Noun Clauses

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    Noun Clauses A NOUN CLAUSE is a group of words with a subject and a verb WHO WHEN WHOM You can recognize a noun clause by one of the relative pronouns or adverbs that begin the clause A noun clause consists of three components:  A relative pronoun or adverb  A subject  A verb Noun clauses function like Uses of Noun Clauses  After some verbs and adjectives  To include a question in a statement (embedded questions)  To report what someone has said or asked Noun clauses

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    Exclusion Clause

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    compensate him for the loss of his dinner jacket and the damage to his trousers. He is claiming $500 as the replacement cost of a new suit. BDS‚ through its new owner‚ Bruce‚ is denying responsibility for this loss and damage due to an exclusion clause on the docket handed to Joe (as usual) when he left his items to be dry cleaned. Bruce also points to a sign at the back of the shop which also excludes liability. This question is concerned with the contents of the contract‚ in particular‚ the

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    Independent Clause

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    sentence structure that contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses. Examples 1. The singer bowed. This simple sentence has one independent clause which contains one subject‚ singer‚ and one predicate‚ bowed. 2. The baby cried. This simple sentence has one independent clause which contains one subject‚ baby‚ and one predicate‚ cried. 3. The girl ran into her bedroom. This simple sentence has one independent clause which contains one subject‚ girl‚ and one predicate

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    Phrase and Clause

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    She arrived by bus. Clause Clause is a group of words which forms grammatical unit and which contains a subject and finite verb. There are two kind of clauses: Independent Clause and Dependent Clause Independent clause is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence. Also known as Simple Sentence. Contains a subject and predicate Examples: I love penguins I drive a bus Dependent clause is a clause that can’t stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clause must be accompanied with

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    Relative Clauses

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    How to Form Relative Clauses Level 2 Imagine‚ a girl is talking to Tom. You want to know who she is and ask a friend whether he knows her. You could say: A girl is talking to Tom. Do you know the girl? That sounds rather complicated‚ doesn’t it? It would be easier with a relative clause: you put both pieces of information into one sentence. Start with the most important thing – you want to know who the girl is. Do you know the girl … As your friend cannot know which girl you are talking

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