RELATIVE CLAUSES in 4 Steps

Relative Clauses allow us to express more in a single sentence. Here are 4 steps to merging multiple sentences together.
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This video only covers NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES.

How to Teach Relative Clauses:
If we have two related sentences, we can put them together into a single sentence by turning one of them into a relative clause. Here are the steps to do so:
1. find the noun used in both sentences
2. decide which clause is relative; put it after the other clause
3. delete the common noun from the relative clause
4. add a relative pronoun at the front of the relative clause.
Finally, separate the two clauses with commas.

Relative pronouns include 'who', 'which', 'where', 'when', and 'whose'.

We use relative clauses to make our speech/writing sound smoother (and therefore more natural). Relative clauses allow us to give more information about the main clause.

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0:00 Intro to Clauses
0:27 What are Relative Clauses?
0:49 Shared Nouns & Relative Pronouns
2:21 The 4 Steps to Putting Clauses Together
5:18 Misplaced Modifiers
6:01 'Whose'
6:17 Not Just for Nouns
7:03 When Do We Use Relative Clauses?

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For another step-by-step transformation, check out our video on Passive Voice: https://youtu.be/_PCCZ9Pvk2s

[good for native-speaking learners as well as ESL or EFL students]

Let us know in the comments how the method in this video has helped you and your students with relative clauses!

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