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Foreword: To the Student and Parent/Teacher
Introduction: To Those Grammarians Among Us
Instructions: How to Complete the Lessons
Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns
Module 2: Clause Patterns
Lesson 2-1: The Complete Predicate
Lesson 2-2: The Complete Predicate (Continued)
Lesson 2-3: The Simple Predicate
Lesson 2-4: The Complete Subject
Lesson 2-5: The Simple Subject
Lesson 2-6: The Predicate versus the Subject
Lesson 2-7: Changes in Sentence Patterns
Lesson 2-8: Changes in Sentence Patterns (Continued)
Lesson 2-9: Appositives Within the Sentence
Lesson 2-10: Appositives and Simple Subjects
Quiz 2-11: Cumulative Review
Lesson 2-12: The Clause
Lesson 2-13: Independent versus Dependent Clauses
Lesson 2-14: Independent versus Dependent Clauses (Continued)
Lesson 2-15: The Simple Sentence versus The Sentence Fragment
Lesson 2-16: The Simple Sentence versus The Sentence Fragment (Continued)
Lesson 2-17: The Complex Sentence
Lesson 2-18: The Dependent Clause
Lesson 2-19: The Dependent Clause (Continued)
Quiz 2-20: Cumulative Review
Lesson 2-21: The Adjective Clause
Lesson 2-22: The Adjective Clause (Continued)
Lesson 2-23: Commas and the Adjective Clause
Lesson 2-24: Commas and the Adjective Clause (Continued)
Lesson 2-25: Commas and the Adjective Clause (Continued)
Lesson 2-26: The Adverbial Clause
Lesson 2-27: The Adverbial Clause (Continued)
Lesson 2-28: Adjective Clauses versus Adverbial Clauses
Lesson 2-29: Adjective Clauses versus Adverbial Clauses (Continued)
Lesson 2-30: Adjective Clauses versus Adverbial Clauses (Continued)
Lesson 2-31: The Noun Clause
Lesson 2-32: The Noun Clause (Continued)
Lesson 2-33: The Noun Clause (Continued)
Lesson 2-34: Noun Clauses versus Adjective and Adverbial Clauses
Lesson 2-35: Noun Clauses versus Adjective and Adverbial Clauses (Continued)
Lesson 2-36: The Compound Sentence
Lesson 2-37: Compound Sentences versus Run-on Sentences
Lesson 2-38: The Compound-Complex Sentence
Lesson 2-39: Identifying Sentences by Structure
Lesson 2-40: Identifying Sentences by Structure (Continued)
Quiz 2-41: Cumulative Review
Exercise 2-42: Module 2 Self-Test
Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
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English Grammar
C
ommas and the Adjective Clause (Continued)
Lesson 2-24
Comments:
Prompt:
As we have found, adjective clauses may or may not be marked off by commas — the writer decides. Usually adjective clauses are marked off by commas when the clause is just added information and is not necessary for the full meaning of the independent clause.
Directions:
Below are listed complex sentences with adjective clauses. Do the following: 1) click to select the adjective clause in each sentence, and 2) click to select below each sentence whether the clause in the prior sentence should be marked off by commas or have no commas.
1.
The
clause
which
is
the
largest
part
of
a
sentence
has
a
simple
subject
and
a
simple
predicate
.
2.
(
mark off by commas
) (
no commas
)
3.
The
adjective
clause
which
is
usually
found
following
the
noun
or
pronoun
it
modifies
is
begun
by
the
common
pronouns
"
who
,
whom
,
whose
,
which
,
and
that
."
4.
(
mark off by commas
) (
no commas
)
5.
The
writer
who
uses
adjective
clauses
has
a
decision
to
make
.
6.
(
mark off by commas
) (
no commas
)
7.
The
comma
which
is
a
common
form
of
punctuation
separates
words
,
phrases
,
and
clauses
from
the
sentence
.
8.
(
mark off by commas
) (
no commas
)
9.
The
writer
whose
decision
is
to
mark
off
an
adjective
clause
in
a
sentence
has
carefully
considered
the
use
of
the
clause
.
10.
(
mark off by commas
) (
no commas
)
11.
The
adjective
clause
that
is
just
added
information
is
marked
off
by
commas
.
12.
(
mark off by commas
) (
no commas
)
13.
However
,
the
adjective
clause
that
is
essential
to
the
full
meaning
of
the
sentence
is
not
marked
of
by
commas
.
14.
(
mark off by commas
) (
no commas
)
15.
The
sentence
, "
The
astronaut
who
was
the
first
man
on
the
moon
will
attend
,"
illustrates
this
point
.
16.
(
mark off by commas
) (
no commas
)
17.
The
adjective
clause
that
is
shown
above
is
essential
to
the
full
meaning
of
the
sentence
.
18.
(
mark off by commas
) (
no commas
)