Relative Clauses as Postmodifiers

Let's use Relative clauses as postmodifiers

1. In narratives, writers often add details to further describe certain people, places or objects. This makes the text more believable, interesting and enjoyable.

2. One way to describe people, places and objects is to use noun phrases. The main part of a noun phrase is called the head noun.

Let's use Relative clauses as postmodifiers

3. We add premodifiers an postmodifiers to a head noun to create a more detailed description of the head noun.

Let's use Relative clauses as postmodifiers

4. We can use relative clause as postmodifiers.

   1. we usually begin a relative clause using relative pronouns and relative adverbs:

Draw

Underline the relative clause that describes the head noun.

Task B

For the next activity, fill in the blanks with the most suitable relative pronoun or relative adverb to complete the relative clauses below.

Fill in the Blanks

The students

cannot attend the film screening have to inform Mr Lee.

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING IN THE NEXT SLIDE TO ASSESS YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

Fill in the Blanks

Hanisah is the younger sister of a very quiet girl

I taught last year.

Fill in the Blanks

The library card

I lost has been returned to the school's library.

Fill in the Blanks

Ying,

mother is a chef, dreams of opening her own restaurant one day.

Fill in the Blanks

The building

he lives is rather old.

Fill in the Blanks

In the video, the narrator recalls the day

he made his greatest discovery.

Fill in the Blanks

This article,

I found online, is about the different ways teenagers socialise these days.

Fill in the Blanks

It is not usually fun to spend too much time with friend

talk about themselves a lot.

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