Elm3 chart10 03
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This document discusses different types of adjective clauses and their word order. It explains that in some adjective clauses, the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause and agrees with the noun being described. In other clauses, the relative pronoun is the object and the verb agrees with the subject of the clause, not the noun. It also notes that object relative pronouns are often omitted in speech, especially when the subject of the clause is a pronoun.
Elm3 chart10 03
- 1. Section A
- 2. Different adjective clauses can have different word orders. noun relative pronoun verb + rest of adjective clause My sister is the only person The driver of the car wasn’t hurt. who has met the neighbors. that hit me last week subject (These are the types of adjective clauses we have studied so far in this unit.) RELATIVE PRONOUN = SUBJECT In many adjective clauses, the relative pronoun is the subject, so the verb agrees with the noun that the adjective clause describes.
- 3. In some other adjective clauses, the relative pronoun is the object. In this case, the verb agrees with the subject in the adjective clause (not the noun that the adjective clause describes.) noun relative pronoun verb + rest of adjective clause My sister is the only person The driver of the car wasn’t hurt. who they that hit last week subject have met. I object RELATIVE PRONOUN = OBJECT
- 4. Section B
- 5. We often omit object relative pronouns. This is common in speaking, especially when the subject of the adjective clause is a pronoun. He mentioned several names (that) Do you remember the girl It was really cold the year It’s one of those parks I didn’t know. we moved here. we met last week? no one ever goes to. noun subject + verb + rest of adjective clause OMITTING OBJECT RELATIVE PRONOUNS Be careful! We do not omit subject relative pronouns. The birds that sit in that tree are really noisy. (NOT: The birds sit in that tree are really noisy.)