11 Form
Work Part-time Jobs for Teenagers
We must know words. We must know grammar. We must make up word combinations and sentences. We must make up stories.
Word formation n Employ: n n Assist: Manage: n Work: n Supervise: n Train: n Apply: n n n n employment, employer, employee, employed. assistant, assistance. manager, management, managing. worker, working, workable. supervisor, supervision, supervising. trainer, trainee, trained. applicant, application, applicable, applied.
Relative clauses n n n n Two types – defining and non-defining Use different relative pronouns Who – for people Which – for things When – for times Where – for places Why – for reasons Whose – the possessive of who
Defining relative clauses: essential information n Do not use commas The job which I turned down was very badly paid. “that” can usually replace the relative pronoun The job I turned down was very badly paid. We can leave out the relative pronoun completely when it is the object of the clause The job I turned down was very badly paid.
Non-defining relative clauses: extra information Use commas I've worked here for twenty years, which is a very long time. n “that” cannot replace the relative pronoun n We cannot leave out the relative pronoun n
Correct n n n n The minister, WHO was appointed just last which week, made no comment on the situation. Isn’t that the spot WHERE the accident which happened last night? The human brain, WHICH weighs about 1400 who grammas, is ten times the size of a baboon’s. There are several reasons which I don’t want to WHY see mike tonight. This is the office WHERE I work. which The new girl in our class, WHOSE name is who’s Helena, seems really nice. All the people to WHOM the e-mail was sent who replied.
EXAMPLE My friend, Simon, plays the guitar. He has just released a CD. My friend, Simon, who has just released a CD, plays the guitar.
