Brad Pitt, who is married to a famous actress, is a well-respected actor.Thanks for joining me in today's Grammar Workshop on Relative Clauses (defined and undefined).
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ON THIS PAGE YOU CAN FIND:1) ..the story about Raphael and Cecilia that we did in class. It's at the end of the presentation (above).
2) ..the worksheet exercises and answers we did in class (below).
3) ..the suggested answer for the story about Raphael and Cecilia (below).
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET:1. Albert Einstein was a high school dropout. The world recognizes him as a genius.
2. As a young boy, Einstein had trouble in elementary and high school. He attended these schools in Germany.
3. He did poorly in subjects. He disliked them.
4. The only subjects were mathematics and physics. He loved them.
5. He developed theories. We use theories to help us understand the nature of the universe.
6. Einstein is best known for his General Theory of Relativity. He began to develop this theory while living in Switzerland.
7. Finding reasonably priced housing in big cities is a problem. Many young people are concerned about the problem.
8. Affordable apartments are scarce. Young people would like to live in them.
9. Of course, many young people share apartments, but they have to choose roommates carefully. They will share living space and expenses with these roommates.
10. In many countries, young people continue to live with their parents in the same house. They grew up in that house.
11. In the United States, young people don’t want to live with their parents. They typically declare their independence from their parents at age eighteen.
12. First National Bank tries to attract female customers. The bank’s president is a woman.
13. Companies conduct market research to discover trends among consumers. Consumers’ tastes change rapidly.
14. A manufacturer can offer lower prices. Its costs are lower because of mass production.
Example: Maya Angelou, whose poetry we have been reading in our English class, is one of America’s most famous female poets.
15. William Shakespeare lived and wrote 400 years ago. High school students struggle to understand his English.
16. Nike is a sporting goods company. Most people recognize the company’s “swoosh” symbol.
17. The actress has starred in several films. I can’t remember her name.
18. There is a chain of islands in the Caribbean Sea. The most charming of the islands is Puerto Rico, “The Land Enchantment.”
19. Puerto Rico attracts thousands of visitors. Many of them come for the sunny weather, the beautiful beaches, and the Spanish atmosphere.
20. Puerto Rico’s economy is growing. The most important sector of the economy is clothing manufacturing.
21. Puerto Ricans have strong ties to the United States. All of them are U.S. citizens.
22. Puerto Rico has three political parties. One of them favors Puerto Rico’s becoming a state.
23. Germany had been divided into two countries since 1945. It was defeated in World War II in 1945.
24. 1989 was the year. The Berlin Wall was torn down in that year. In 1990, Germany became one country again. East and West Germany were united in 1990.
25. There was anxiety in places. People fear losing their jobs in some places.
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET (POSSIBLE ANSWERS):1. Albert Einstein, who was a high school dropout, is recognized as a genius.
2. As a young boy, Einstein had trouble in elementary and high school, which he attended in Germany.
3. He did poorly in subjects which he disliked.
4. The only subjects were mathematics and physics, which he loved.
5. He developed theories, which we use to help us understand the nature of the universe.
6. Einstein is best known for his General Theory of Relativity, which he began to develop while living in Switzerland.
7. Finding reasonably priced housing in big cities is a problem that many young people are concerned about.
8. Affordable apartments, which young people would like to live in, are scarce.
9. Of course, many young people share apartments, but they have to choose roommates carefully, who they will share living space and expenses with.
10. In many countries, young people continue to live with their parents in the same house that they grew up in.
11. In the United States, young people don’t want to live with their parents, who they typically declare their independence from at age eighteen.
12. First National Bank, whose president is a woman, tries to attract female customers.
13. Companies conduct market research to discover trends among consumers, whose tastes change rapidly.
14. A manufacturer whose costs are lower because of mass production can offer lower prices.
Example: Maya Angelou, whose poetry we have been reading in our English class, is one of America’s most famous female poets.15. William Shakespeare, whose English high school students struggle to understand, lived and wrote 400 years ago.
16. Nike, whose "swoosh" symbol most people recognize, is a sporting goods company.
17. The actress, whose name I can’t remember, has starred in several films.
18. There is a chain of islands in the Caribbean Sea, of which the most charming is Puerto Rico, “The Land Enchantment.”
19. Puerto Rico attracts thousands of visitors, many of whom come for the sunny weather, the beautiful beaches, and the Spanish atmosphere.
20. Puerto Rico’s economy is growing, the most important sector of which is clothing manufacturing.
21. Puerto Ricans, all of whom are U.S. citizens, have strong ties to the United States.
22. Puerto Rico has three political parties, one of which favors Puerto Rico’s becoming a state.
23. Germany had been divided into two countries since 1945. It was defeated in World War II in 1945.
24. 1989 was the year that the Berlin Wall was torn down. In 1990, when East and West were united, Germany became one country again.
25. There was anxiety in places, where people fear losing their jobs.
Suggested Answer: Story about Raphael and Cecilia My two best friends from high school were complete opposites. Their names were Rafael and Cecilia. Rafael, who lived in a small house down the street from us, was an introverted, studious, dependable friend. His mother was divorced. Cecilia, who lived next door to us, was on the other hand extroverted, not at all studious, and totally undependable.
The house next door, where Cecilia lived with five siblings, was very noisy. Music blaring from at least two radios fought constantly with noise blasting from the TV, which was always turned on. The six Garcia children, who often invited me over to play, each had lots of friends. As a result, there was always a group of children at the Garcia’s. I went over to Cecilia’s house sometimes when I was bored and lonely.
Rafael’s house, where it was calm and peaceful, was in total contrast to Cecilia’s. I used to go there on evenings when I needed to study. Rafael and his friends, who were quiet types, spent most evenings doing homework together or surfing the Net.
Mrs. Garcia, Cecilia’s mother, never seemed to mind fixing snacks for fifteen or twenty kids. She loved to cook. Mrs. Menendez, Rafael’s mother, was always too busy to fix us snacks, but she didn’t mind if we made our own. She owned a small bookstore, where she worked every day. She often did her book keeping at night, when she came home.
Cecilia, Rafael and I were good friends during all of our high school years. I still don’t understand how people who are so different from each other could be friends.
