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Grammar Practice 4.2
List all the relative PRONOUNS:
Relative clauses can be ESSENTIAL or NONESSENTIAL to the meaning of the sentence. If they are
NONESSENTIAL, commas separate them from the rest of the sentence like an appositive.
UNDERLINE ​each relative clause. ​Identify ​each relative clause as ESSENTIAL or NONESSENTIAL.
ADD COMMAS ​if needed.
33. I want to buy the taco that I dreamt about last night.. ___________________
34. My mom who hates hot weather came to visit me in Texas. _____________________
35. My friend who loves to sing recently won the lottery. ______________________
36. I am going to spit on anyone who tries to stop me. _____________________________
37. The person whom I love does not love me back. ________________________________
38. I ate 9 pieces of pizza which was a bad idea. ________________________
39. I want to eat the cake that you made. ________________________
Write 1 sentence using an ESSENTIAL relative clause.
Write 1 sentence using a NONESSENTIAL relative clause.
Appositives are similar to relative clauses, only they are nouns or noun phrases rather than
adjective phrases. ​Underline each appositive and add commas on either side of it.
40. His favorite shoes the red ones had to be thrown away.
41. My dog the best part of my life really loves turkey.
42. My favorite parent my mother always makes me soup when I am sick.
Write 1 sentence of your own using an appositive.
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They tell ​how, when, where, why, and how
much​. ​Circle each adverb and underline the word that it modifies. There are 2 in each sentence.
They do not always end in -LY.
47. Today we will not run to the horribly stinky park.
48. He really likes his wondrously amazing shoes.
49. She knew immediately that she wanted to adopt the amazingly cute puppy.
50. I always act thoughtlessly when I eat pie.
Write the definition for PREPOSITION:
Underline ​the prepositional phrases that act like adjectives. ​Circle ​the noun each
prepositional phrase modifies.
I still eat horrible food in the restaurant next to my house.
The ghost who lives in the shed in the yard loves pineapples.
The dancing man over there likes this song.
People in prison are not allowed to use spiral notebooks. (true fact)
Write the definition for ADVERB:
Underline the prepositional phrases that act like ADVERBS. Circle the VERB they modify.
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2.
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4.
The people over there are walking through the door.
People without love live in a cold world.
My dog is running quickly in the field.
The skeleton in the coffin is rotting in the ground.
Identify the underlined words as an ​appositive​, an ​essential or nonessential relative
clause​ (begins with a relative pronoun), or a ​prepositional phrase​ (begins with a
preposition) that acts as an ​adjective or adverb​.
1.
I live in a place ​that is weird. ___________________________
How do you know?
2.
The man ​in the tent​ seems scared. ​___________________________
How do you know?
3.
My friend, ​who likes Manga,​ is cool. ​___________________________
How do you know?
4.
My dog​, the best dog ever, ​loves to run.​___________________________
How do you know?
5.
I ran ​through the darkness ​to the bathroom.​___________________________
How do you know?