CHAPTER 12. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES (15) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 12. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

 

EXERCISE 18. Review: adjective clauses. Directions: Underline the adjective clauses in the following passages. Circle the nouns that the adjective clauses modify. 1 Frogs are small, tailless animals that live near water. 2 Flowers that bloom year after year are called perennials. Flowers that bloom only one season are called annuals. 3 Flamingos are large pink birds that have long legs and curved bills. 4 A fossil is the remains of an animal or plant that lived in the past. 5 A: Who's that boy? B: Which boy? Are you talking about the boy who's wearing the striped shirt or the boy who has on the T-shirt? A: I'm not talking about either one of them. I'm talking about the boy who just waved at us. Look. Over there. Do you see the kid that has the red baseball cap? B: Sure. I know him. That's A1 Jordan's kid. His name is Josh or Jake or Jason. Nice kid. Did you wave back? 6 Hiroki is from Japan. When he was sixteen, he spent four months in South America. He stayed with a family who lived near Quito, Ecuador. Their way of Life was very different from his. At first, many of the things they did and said seemed strange to Hiroki: their eating customs, political views, ways of expressing emotion, work habits, sense of humor, and more. He felt homesick for people who were like him in their customs and habits. As time went on, Hiroki began to appreciate the way of life that his host family followed. Many of the things he did with his host family began to feel natural to him. He developed a strong bond of friendship with them. At the beginning of his stay in Ecuador, he had noticed only the things that were different between his host family and himself. At the end, he appreciated the many things they had in common as human beings despite their differences in cultural background. 7 Many of the problems that exist today have existed since the beginning of recorded history. One of these problems is violent conflict between people who come from different geographical areas or cultural backgrounds. One group may distrust and fear another group of people who are different from themselves in language, customs, politics, religion, and/or appearance. These irrational fears are the source of much of the violence that has occurred throughout the history of the world.

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