2014-07-25 Structure: adjective clauses/phrases (13)

Homework: finish 202-203 and do p. 206 exercise 5
---
p. 202 exercise 1A
2 N - no "that" after a comma
3 N - it's not the object
4 Y (we can remove identifying "when")
5 Y
6 N ("which" = the whole sentence)
7 N - "which" isn't for adjective clauses about people
8 N
p. 203 exercise 2
2 which ("which" = the whole sentence) / (who=sister+brothers)
3 which
4 who
5 who
6 whom (less formal: "who I still spend a lot of time with")
7 who
8 whose
9 Ø (or who/whom/that)
10 who

I made a new friend, who is very nice. (my new friend is nice)
I made a new friend, which is very nice. (making friends is nice)

p. 206 exercise 5
something that/which/Ø we could talk about
OR: something about which we could talk (formal)
tests that/which show you
inventories that tell you
person who/that is classified
things which/that involve
some way, which doesn't surprise me
OR: some way. That doesn't surprise me
the dormitory where I live
OR: the dormitory in which I live
    the dormitory that I live in

"here", "where", and "there" include in/at/on/to
---
Some people (and some books) say you can't use "which" for identifying clauses, unless it follows a preposition.
---
"It's incumbent on me to do this."
= I have an obligation to do this.
compilation: collection
hilarious: very funny
dead-end job: a job that isn't going anywhere
Apartheid: the policy in South Africa of racial segregation, where a white minority had power over a much larger black population
post-apartheid: after apartheid
vanquish: defeat and get rid of an enemy
estranged: separated from with some bad feelings
slum: part of a city that is old and poor and dirty
---
John is the man to whom you will have to speak.
= John is the man you'll have to speak to.
---
I have many friends in LA, all of whom are actors.
= I have many friends in LA. All of them are actors.

My friends in LA, many of whom are actors, invited me to visit.

I like all of my students, who come to class on time.
(I like all of them. All of them come to class on time.)
I like all of my students who come to class on time.
(Some of them come on time. I like those ones.)
I like all of my students, most of whom come to class on time.
(I like all of them. Only most of them come on time.)

My friends in LA, many of whose parents are actors, invited me to visit.
---
She's written many books, the most famous of which is Harry Potter.
---
Adjective Phrases: like adjective clauses (they describe nouns), but without a full subject and verb

[be]+preposition:
Jennifer is the person who is in charge of arranging classes.
Jennifer is the person in charge of arranging classes.

[be]+verb(ing):
Greg is the man who is sitting in front of the computer.
Greg is the man sitting in front of the computer.
He's the actor who plays Nelson Mandela.
He's the actor playing Nelson Mandela.
(We often talk about movies and books in simple present, but we can still use a verb(ing) adjective phrase.)
My favorite movie, which stars Matt Damon, is Invictus.
My favorite movie, starring Matt Damon, is Invictus.

[be]+past participle
It is the most famous movie which was directed by Spielberg.
It is the most famous movie directed by Spielberg.
---
p. 217 exercise 1B
2 Julie is a young woman who is caught in a dead-end job.
3 This film, which stars Meryl Streep and...
4 The movie, which is set...
5 Avatar, which is/was directed by...
6 The movie has special effects which are rivaled by...
7 The bullet comes from a gun that/which was left...
8 The film, which features Dev Patel...

"The movie is featuring Dev Patel." = They are still making or have only recently finished making this movie.
---
Hamlet, originally starring ___,... (adj. phrase)
Hamlet, which originally starred ___,... (adj. clause)
---
Homework: exercises 2 and 3 (218-219)