Tham khảo tài liệu 'peterson’s master toefl writing skills part 20', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 122 PART III TOEFL Writing Review A relative clause functions as an adjective. Each relative clause which has its own subject and verb is introduced by one of the following words who whom which that and whose. S V I do not know the lady who lives next door. SV He is a man whom I respect. That is a fern plant which never blooms. SV This is the book that I borrowed from John. That is the couple whose house burned down. An adverb clause functions as an adverb. Each adverb clause has its own subject and verb. The following is a list of commonly used words that introduce adverb clauses before after because since while when if and although. Introductory adverb clauses are followed by a comma. SV Before she left I told her. SV When if began to rain we left. SV If I have time I will help you. SV Although he tried hard he did not win the race. SV We talked to her after she had surgery. SV He did not go in because he was late. SV I have not seen him since he arrived. SV They met him when they were at college. Be sure that every dependent clause is attached to an independent clause. Remember that all clauses independent and dependent have their own subject and finite verb. A finite verb is one that can be conjugated and shows tense that is ends in -ed -s etc. A gerund V ing or an infinitive to V is not a finite verb. In this grammar explanation when any word appears in parenthesis it is optional in the sentence. Remember that two independent clauses are joined by coordinate conjunctions and but etc. . They cannot be joined by a comma only. Note Whom and that when used as objects are optional. Chapter 6 Basic Patterns 123 Error Examples WRONG Give my regards to everyone asks about me. RIGHT Give my regards to everyone who asks about me. WRONG Thinking for many centuries that the world was flat. RIGHT It was thought for many centuries that the world was flat. WRONG President Kennedy committed the . to being first to land men on the moon he died before he .
