2019-03-18 Grammar: phrases and clauses

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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phrases: groups of related words that function together
clauses: groups of words that include a subject and a verb
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Adjective phrases and clauses give more information about nouns (just like adjectives do).
Adverbial phrases and clauses give more information about verbs (and adjectives and other adverbs).
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p. 32 exercise 1 - With your partners, write a question that has each answer.
1 Who is Donald Trump? Who lives in the White House? Who was Abraham Lincoln? etc.
2 Where did he go? What did he do?
3 Who is Thai?
4 When was she born? When did you meet? When did it happen?
5 What time can we meet? When does the meeting start?
6 Where are you from?
7 Why did you do it? Why are you studying English? Why will you go to New York?
8 When will you do it? When do you go home?
9 Why does he work?
10 Why are you nervous?
11 How did you improve this?
12 Who can go shopping with me?
13 Why did you go to Stafford house?
14 Why are you preparing this?
15 Who told you that?
16 How long will he continue the course?
17 Where are you sending that?
18 What did you buy?
19 Why didn’t you buy that? How much is it?
20 How long will you ask me for money?
21 Why does he need money?
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Which answers are clauses?
2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 16, 20, 21
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Adverbs: often, never, tomorrow, later, yet, just, very, so, too, quickly, nervously, interestingly, etc.
Adverbial phrases: in the morning, every weekend
Adverbial clauses: when I get home, because I need money, even though it’s raining
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Homework: p. 32 exercise 2 - put [brackets] around each clause

[Because they feel [war is too destructive,]] [many people are opposed to the military.]
[Because they feel] [war is too destructive,] [many people are opposed to the military.]