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Ejemplos Adjective Pronouns
Ejemplos Adjective Pronouns
First, lets remember that adjectives modify (or describe) nouns and pronouns.
But adjectives are not always single words. Sometimes they are clauses:
Example:
Remember
A clause is a group of related words with a subject and verb.
Remember
Adjective clauses are always dependent clauses.
If you want to be considered cool and impress members of the opposite sex, remember this: Subordinating conjunctions introduce adverb clauses and relative pronouns introduce adjective clauses.
OK, OK, so that wont impress most members of the opposite sexonly English majors.
If you happen to be in love with a botanist, a cocktail waitress or a rock singer, it will be OK just to remember this:
Adverb and adjective clauses are both introduced by dependent signals, but those signals are different.
They are called relative pronouns because they relate the clause to something in the sentence.
If you find yourself not caring a hoot in a far country about that, just remember that there are only five dependent signals which introduce adjective clauses. They are: Who Whom Whose Which That
A Word of Caution: Sometimes these words function as dependent signals, but sometimes they dont.
Example:
How did you come up with that? ("That" doesnt introduce a clause. It identifies something. If you really want to know, it is a demonstrative pronoun. But
dont worry your noggin about that now. Just be aware that these dependent signals can sometimes do other things.)
Remember
A noun is a subject or an object, so adjectives will always modify subjects or objects.
If you are well fed, well rested, and psychologically at peace with yourself, you have no doubt come to an astonishing realization.
Dependent signals which introduce adjective clauses perform a double duty. They introduce the clause and they also function inside the clause as a subject or object.
Therefore, I call these little devils (sorry, I mean these relative pronouns), double duty dependent signals.
Again, the double duty dependent signals which introduce adjective clauses are: Who Whom Whose Which That
The book I borrowed was full of grammatical wisdom. (No dependent signal here either. But we have two subject verb combinations"book/was" and "I/borrowed"so we know we have two clauses.)
The book [that] I borrowed was full of grammatical wisdom. (Heres the point. Sometimes the dependent signal [usually "that"] is implied. Mentally insert it, and the sentence will be easier to analyze.)
Theres only one more thing about adjective clauses that you need to know. Its something youve never, ever understood,
and Im going to explain it so that youll never, ever forget it. (So try to contain your joy!)
Some adjective clauses need to be set off by commas and others dont.
Now heres the part youve never understoodnonrestrictive clauses need commas and restrictive clauses dont.
It is this: Some adjective clauses are like gossip, they provide additional detail about someone (or something) whose identity we already know. Put commas around those.
Examples:
My English teacher, who wears old fashioned ties, is laughed at by the students. (The adjective clause is underlined. It doesnt identify the English teacher; it just provides a gossipy sort of detail about him. Set these off with commas.)
My English book, which is a monument of boredom, is used mainly as a door stop. (Once again, the adjective clause is underlined. It doesnt identify the English book, it just provides a gossipy, editorial comment about it. Set this clause off with a comma.)
Anyone who reads all of this will go away happier and wiser. (Once again, this clause identifies who will go away happier and wiser. Its not gossip, its essential information, so dont put commas around it.)
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