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Relative Pronoun

ref – https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/relative_pronouns.htm

Relative Pronoun – a pronoun that heads an adjective clause.

  • that

    [The dog (that) stole the pie] is back.

  • which

    • My new dog, (which) I bought last year, loves green beans.
    • I rode my bike, (which) now had two bent spokes, back home.
  • who

    • [The person (who) bought his car] found gold under the seat.
    • [The girl (who) stole your phone] is outside.
    • Mrs Miggins, (who) owns a pie shop, is outside.
  • whom

    Our lawyer, (whom) we employed for over a year, was related to the complainant.

  • whose

    The young girl (whose) cat scratched our sofa has offered to replace the cushions.

Do you put a comma before the relative pronoun (except ‘that’)?

The answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no. (Actually, it doesn’t apply to “that,” but we’ll cover that point later.) Look at these two examples using “who”:

The man who won last week’s lottery gave all his money to a donkey sanctuary.

My neighbour, who won last week’s lottery, gave all his money to a donkey sanctuary.

These two sentences are nearly identical, but one has commas and one doesn’t. They are both correct.

It all depends whether the adjective clause (the highlighted text) specifies its noun.

If it does (like in the first example, where it specifies “the man”), then don’t use commas. If it doesn’t (like in the second example, where it’s just additional information about “my neighbour”), then use commas.

The first verb is past tense, then why is the second verb in the sentence base form?

The English grammar concept where the second verb in a sentence uses the base form is primarily related to the use of:

Modal Verbs:

Modal verbs (can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would) are always followed by the base form of the main verb.
Example: She can sing beautifully.
Verbs of Perception:

Verbs like see, hear, watch, feel, notice, observe are often followed by an object and then the base form of a verb to describe the action that was perceived.
Example: I saw him leave the house.
Causative Verbs:

The verbs let, make, and have (when used in a causative sense) are followed by an object and the base form of a verb.
*Example: He made her laugh.
Other Constructions:

There are also some other specific constructions where the base form is used, such as after the expressions had better and sometimes after the verb help.
Examples: You had better go now. / Can you help me move this box?
Additional Notes

The base form of a verb is its simplest, uninflected form, as it appears in the dictionary.
In these constructions, the first verb (modal, perception, causative, etc.) carries the grammatical information about tense, mood, etc., so the second verb remains in its base form.

Advanced Sentence Structures

  1. Noun Clause

    Subj + (verb: think/believe/know/understand/realize/remember/guess…) + [(that/what/which/who/why/) subj + verb + …]

    • know: We know [that the earth is round].
    • know: We know [what the problem is].
    • know: We know [who stole the money].
    • know: We know [which car has the problem].
    • know: We know [why he was killed].
    • forget: He forgot [that he had an appointment].
    • forget: He forgot [which house it was].
    • forget: He forgot [why he was there].
    • forget: He forgot [who his friends were].
    • think: I think [that she is right].
    • believe: He believes [that hard work pays off].
    • understand: I understand [what the issues are].
    • realize: She realized [why we lost].
    • remember: I remember [that we met last year].
    • imagine: I imagine [that we are doomed].
    • suppose: I suppose [that is true].
    • guess: I guess [that is true].
    • discover: They discovered [why the sky is blue].
    • learn: We learned [that the earth revolves around the sun].
    • decide: He decided [that he would go to college].
    • show: The data shows [that the economy is terrible].
    • prove: The evidence proves [which player is the best].
    • say: She said [that she would be late].
    • tell: He told me [when it will happen].
    • explain: The teacher explained [that the test was postponed].
    • report: The news reported [why America was crumbling].
    • announce: They announced [that inflation will increase]
    • declare: He declared [that he was innocent].
    • claim: She claimed [that she saw a UFO].
    • admit: He admitted [that he was wrong].
    • deny: She denied [that she had stolen the money].
    • confirm: They confirmed [that the flight was on time].
  2. Subj + modal verb + main verb (original form) + (Rest of Sentence)

    (no “s” for third person singular)

    • Ability: can, could
    • Permission: may, might, can, could
    • Obligation: must, should, ought to
    • Probability: will, would, should
    • Possibility: may, might, could

    Examples:

    • She can speak three languages. (Ability)
    • You may borrow my book. (Permission)
    • They must leave now. (Obligation)
    • It will probably rain tomorrow. (Probability)
    • He might come to the party. (Possibility)
    • I could help you with your homework. (Offer)
    • Would you like some tea? (Polite request)
    • We should study for the test. (Recommendation)
    • You ought to apologize for your mistake. (Advice)

  3. Adverbial Phrase(Prepositional Phrase, Infinitive Phrase..etc), [Your Sentence]

    Prepositional Phrases

    Under the bridge, the trolls lived in their gloomy cave.
    After the storm, the air was fresh and clean.
    With a smile, she accepted the award.
    During the summer, we like to go swimming in the lake.
    Across the street, the bakery was filled with delicious smells.

    Infinitive Phrases

    Gerund phrases

  4. Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Main Verb

  5. Adverbial Clause

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    Subject (主语) + verb (动词) + (optional可用/可不用: object 宾语) + (subordinating conjunction 从属连词) + clause(主语 + 动词)

    Modifies the verb:

    A winner [practices] [until they feel tired].
    subj – A winner verb – practices adverb clause – until they (s) feel (v) tired

    I [became] an adult [when my wife gave birth].
    subj – I verb – became adverb clause – when my wife (s) gave (v) birth

    I will [work] [until I become rich].
    subj – I verb – will work adverb clause – until I(s) become (v) rich

    I’ll [come] [after I finish breakfast].
    subj – I’ll verb – come adverb clause – after I (s) finish (v) breakfast

    I [studied] [before I ate dinner].
    subj – I verb – studied adverb clause – before I (s) ate (v) dinner

    You [push] the button [if anyone moves].
    subj – You verb – push adverb clause – if anyone(s) moves(v)

    如果 subordinating conjunction 先开始的话,要用逗号:
    (subordinating conjunction 从属连词) + clause(主语 + 动词), Subject (主语) + verb (动词) + (optional可用/可不用: object 宾语).

    When my wife gave birth, I [became] an adult .

    [Before I ate dinner], I [studied].

    [If anyone moves], you [push] the button.

    [Since I want to be champion], I will [work] hard.

    [When the train stopped], the people [got] on.

    [When the bell rang], the students [rushed] out of the classroom.

    Modifies the Adjective:

    adjective + (subordinating conjunction 从属连词) + clause(主语 + 动词)

    The water was so [cold] that my teeth started chattering.

    She was so [tired] that she fell asleep on the couch.

    She was more [excited] than I had ever seen her.

    The cake was as [delicious] as she had promised.

    Modifies the Adverb:

    adverb + (subordinating conjunction 从属连词) + clause(主语 + 动词)

    She spoke so [softly] that I could barely hear her.

    He drives more [carefully] when it’s raining

    They arrived [earlier] than we expected.

    She sings more [beautifully] when she’s on stage.

  6. Perceived action

    Subj + Verb of perception + object + bare infinitive

    Focus on the observed action: The bare infinitive emphasizes the action itself, not the time it happened. It’s like a snapshot of what the person saw.

    “I saw him leave” means you witnessed the act of him leaving. It’s not about when he left, but that you saw it happen.

    • She heard the bird sing. (Not “sang”)
    • They watched the children play. (Not “played”)
    • I felt the ground shake. (Not “shook”)

Modal verbs

The main modal verbs are “can,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “shall,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and “must.” Modal verbs refers to “modality”, which is possibility, ability, permission, obligation, and condition.

Present Modal Verbs

Subject + Modal Verb + Base Form of Main Verb + (complements/phrases)

Unlike a normal verb, a modal verb does not change. In other words, a modal verb does not conjugate, have participle forms, or have an infinitive form. For example:

play/plays playing/played [to play]
can X X

Modal Verbs Showing Possibility

“can,” “could,” “may,” or “might” + [base form]

Alan can play football against St. Joseph’s.

Alan could play against St. Joseph’s because he cancell[ed] his holiday.
(Note that “could” is the past-tense version of “can.”)
We use could because of the word cancelled. Its past tense so the possibility takes in past tense..hence ‘could’.

People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.
(This means “people will likely hear your words.”)

You might be wrong.
(This means “maybe you are wrong.”)

Modal Verbs Showing Ability

“can” or “could” + [base form]

John can speak German.
(“Can” is most commonly used to show ability. This means “John is able to speak German.”)

John [could] speak French when he [was] a boy.
(Note that “could” is the past-tense version of “can.” This means “John was able to speak French.”) We’re talking past tense there because of [was], hence the possibility ‘can’ must be in past tense, hence ‘could’.

Modal Verbs Showing Permission

“can” or “may” + [base form]

You can swim in the lake.
(“Can” is also used to express permission.)

You may swim in the lake.
(“May” is more polite than “can” when expressing permission.)

Modal Verbs Showing Obligation

“shall,” “should,” or “must” + [base form]

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be.
(Shall means “expressing a strong assertion”, so “We have no option but to defend our island.”)

The aim of argument should be progress not victory.

(This means “It is right if the aim of argument is progress.”)

You must do the things you think you cannot do.
(This means “It is right to do the things you think you cannot do.”)

Modal Verbs Showing Condition

“would” + [base form]
The word “happy” would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. correct tick (Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung)
(Sadness is needed for “happy” to exist. It is a condition.)

Past modal verbs

Subject + modal verb + have + past participle + (complements/phrases)

The format below is another common way of using modal verbs:
[modal verb] + “have” + [past participle]
This structure is typically used for expressing modality (e.g., possibility, ability, permission, obligation, and condition) in the past tense.

Framework and Vocabulary homework

Given a list of vocabulary words

Use the frameworks from this link:

Sentence Structure (v2)

and insert the vocabulary words into these frameworks.

For Example

agree (verb):

Say you want to use framework 2

You’d write:
I (s) agree (v) with (p) you(obj). (2)

Say you want to use framework 5

You’d write:
I (s) agree(v) wholeheartedly (adv). (5)

Say you want to use framework 6


You’d write:
I (s) want (v) [to agree] (obj). (6)

SUMMER CAMP

understands:

present tense
past tense
prepositions,
prepositional phrase,
infinitive as object,
infinitive as adjective

todo:

noun phrase
adverbials (all) – adjective phrase, adverb phrase…etc
relative clause
verb phrase
vocabulary *
perfect tense (all)
adverbs

Grammar and Format

This summer, (noun phrase as adverbial)
I(s)
attended(v)
a basketball camp (obj)

relative clause:
that (relative pronoun) [turned out (to be)](phrasal verb) an unforgettable experience (subj compl) for me.

Each day, (noun phrase, adverbial)
I(s) woke up (verb phrase) early (adj),
[eager] to improve my skills on the court. (adjective phrase)

We (s) were(v) focused(adj) [on 【dribbling, shooting, defense, and offense everyday】] (prep phrase).

Our coach(s) push (v) us (obj) hard.

But he(s)
also made(verb phrase)
sure (adv)
[(to teach) us about teamwork and strategies] (infinitive phrase).

I(s) made(v) a lot of new friends(obj) [at the camp] (prep phrase).

My favorite part of the camp(s) was(v) [when we competed in the tournament] (relative clause).

I(s) was(lv) [nervous but excited](subj compl).

And during the final game, (adverbial prepositional phrase)
I(s) managed(v) [(to score) a key three pointer] (infinitive phrase)
that helped our team to win (relative clause).

At the end of the camp, (adverbial prepositional phrase)
I [had] not only [improved] my basketball skills (past perfect)
but also gained(v) [confidence and a stronger sense of teamwork].

It(s) was(lv) a summer(subj compl) [to remember] (infinitive as adjective).

Rules for 财产 (money for property) in China

In China, they can demolish a perfectly legal property with 90 days notice.

On the 91st day they will demolish the property if it was constructed post 1977 and the land registration rules will be brought in.

As the owner (or original settler) of the land/property, you will be compensated a minimum of 1.36 times and maximum of 3.5 times what the property cost you.

OR

You will be given between 0.76 times to 1.8 times the land equivalent as compensation within a radius of 20 Kms of where you live

It’s 90% Money now and very few cases are compensated with equivalent land

The Compensation is IMMEDIATE and before the demolition notice

This means you get the money before you have to vacate your property

The entire money, tax free minus 25% which will be paid to the bank towards any mortgage you may have borrowed or whatever you owe the bank, whichever is lesser

So if my 2 Million RMB condo built in 2019 is demolished, I will get

2 Million * (0.93)* 1.78 = 3.31 Million RMB

If I owe the bank 1 Million RMB, then 827,700 RMB will be paid towards that loan

Law for Illegal Encroachment

Illegal properties are impossible in China post 2017 because every property is placed within a satellite grid with its own boundary as of 30/06/2017

From that day onwards, any encroachment can be settled in ten minutes with a simple satellite image as on 30/06/2017 and a resolution run which can show any encroachment

For Pre 2017 properties, any illegal encroachment will never be blamed on the purchasers of the property

Unlike India

Why?

Again Simple

The State verifies the property for you if it’s residential

You pay the fee, submit your escrow details where you prove you deposited the 15% down payment on the property and the State will examine all the history (Now digitized) and issue a clearance of the property and it’s legality

No more paper for properties purchased since 2010 except older deeds

So since the State clears legalities, the State will be responsible for mistakes and the State will compensate

The State HAS TO COMPENSATE within 60 days Or place the equivalent of what you paid for the property in Escrow in your name and take another 120 days to confirm legality or pay the money to you

Plus while I ain’t sure, I can pretty much say I strongly feel the officials will be taken to task for such a mistake

One thing in China – the Common man never suffers much

The laws and system are made for the common man rather than Plutocrats or a bunch of Rich Lawyers sitting in the Capital or a bunch of Illiterate politicians

STEAL indirect characterization

The STEAL writing method is a technique used to develop characters indirectly, showing their personalities through their:

    Speech: What they say and how they say it
    Thoughts: What they think and believe
    Effect on others: How other characters react to them
    Actions: What they do
    Looks: Their appearance and body language

Simple Example

Direct Characterization: “John was nervous”

Indirect Characterization:

John fidgeted with his tie (Actions), his voice cracking as he stammered,
“I-I’m ready for the presentation.” (Speech)

The audience exchanged worried glances (Effect on others).

John managed a sly grin and thought to himself, “You got this ole boy. Can’t fail me now!” (Thoughts)

He slowly took his grimy hands out of his pockets and took the microphone. (Looks)