1. Introduction to Grammar
What is Grammar ?
Grammar is one of the most evocative words in the whole of our educational vocabulary.
To other people, grammar suggests
discipline, rigour and correctness; a
no nonsense approach to education,
based on teaching children healthy
habits of speech, writing, thought
and behaviour.

2. Clause is a group of words that  Independent Clause
contains a subject and a verb.
 Independent Clause
 Dependent Clause

3. Independent Clause 1.Simple sentences – are made up of one independent
E.g.
The dog ran.
S V

4. 2.Compound sentences – are made up of two(or sometimes E.g.
more) independent clauses that
are joined by a conjunction (such
as “and”, “but”, “or”, “nor” and
“yet”).
E.g.
The dog ran and its owner ran
after it.
S V S V

5. 3.Complex sentences – are made up of one or more E.g.
independent clauses AND one or
more dependent clauses.
E.g.
The dog that I saw ran.
S Dependent V
clause
BACK

6. – have a subject and a verb, but
Dependent clause
– have a subject and a verb, but
they DO NOT form complex
sentences. They must be
connected to an independent
clause.
E.g.
that I saw

7. There are three kinds of
Dependent Clauses:noun
clauses, adjective uses, adverb clauses.

8. – like nouns, can be used in any
A. Noun clauses
– like nouns, can be used in any
noun position.
B. Adjective clauses
– like adjective, are used to
describe a noun.

9. A. Noun clauses verb. It is introduced by a clause
– A noun clause has subject and a
verb. It is introduced by a clause
marker and can be used in
exactly the same way as a way as
a noun.

10. As subjects As objects John’s jokes are very funny.(noun)
What John says is very funny.
(noun clause)
As objects a.
The man told us the address.(noun) b.
The man told us where he lived.
(noun clauses)

11. Noun Clause Makers
What, When, Where, Why, Who, Which, Whether, Whose, Whom, How many, How much, How, If , That

12. I knew that she had to leave.
---- indicates a fact.
I knew that she had to leave.
E.g.

13. -----focuses on a fact. What
Everyone was surprised at what he brought for the party.
E.g.

14. They told us when the plane would depart.
---indicates a time
They told us when the plane
would depart.
E.g.

15. Where they are going on their holiday is a secret.
---indicates a place.
Where they are going on their
holiday is a secret.
E.g.

16. She wouldn’t say why she arrived so late.
---indicates a reason.
She wouldn’t say why she
arrived so late.
E.g.

17. No one knows who the man is.
---indicates a person.
No one knows who the man is.
E.g.

18. --- indicates a manner. We are not sure how the jewellery was stolen.
E.g.
We are not sure how the
jewellery was stolen.

19. I didn’t know which book I was going to read.
--- indicates a choice.
I didn’t know which book I was
going to read.
E.g.

20. --- indicates alternatives.
If/whether
--- indicates alternatives.
I didn’t know if/whether I should
bring my umbrella.
E.g.

21. ---indicates possession.
Whose
---indicates possession.
I never found out whose car was
parked outside our house.
E.g.

22. Adjective clauses – An adjective clause does the work of an adjective.
– They are usually introduced by
relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that, why, when or where.

23. Reduced adjective clauses
– Adjective clause can be reduced
to phases. Unlike a clause, a
phase is a group of words that
dose not contain a subject and a
verb.
1. Adjective Phase.
2. Active and passive.
3. No reduced form.

24. 1. Adjective phrases
– An adjective clause can often be reduced to an adjective phrase when the relative pronoun of the adjective clause is the subject of the clause. You can reduce the clause by either:
(1)
Omitting the “be” verb or
(2)
Changing the form of the verb to -ing.

25. Example (A) - Active voice1.
The man who is singing has a new
house. (Clause) 
The man singing has a new house.
(Phrase) 2.
Dick has published a book which
contains useful material. (Clause) 
Dick has published a book
containing useful material. (Phrase)

26. Example (B) - Passive voice1.
The article which was written by Miss Lam
received good comments. (Clause) 
The article written by Miss Lam
received good comments. (Phrase) 2.
The English skills which had been learnt in this morning were out dated. (Clause) 
The English skills learnt in this morning
were out dated. (Phrase)

27. Example (C) - Subject + to be + adjective
The student who is clever said the English examination is easy. (Clause) 
The student clever said the English
examination is easy. (Phrase)

28. Example (D) – Subject – to be + noun
His name, which is Joe Yeung, makes whole class laughing. (clause) 
His name, Joe Yeung, makes whole
class laughing. (Phrase)

29. Example (E) - Subject + to be + prepositional phrase
The Hello Kitty file that is on the table
belongs to Dick. (Clause) 
The Hello Kitty file on the table
belongs to Dick. (Phrase)
BACK

30. 2. Active and Passive
– The –ing form is used for the active voice, and the –ed form is used for the passive voice.

31. indicate a permanent characteristic uses the -ing form
(A) : verb -
indicate a permanent characteristic uses the -ing form
(Present) :
The window which overlooks the harbour is broken. 
The window overlooking the
harbour is broken.
(Past) :
The window which overlooked
the harbour was broken. 
The window overlooking the
harbour was broken.

32. indicate an ongoing activity uses the -ing form
(B) : verb -
indicate an ongoing activity uses the -ing form
(Present progressive) :
The police who are investigating the
case have found an important clue. 
The police investigating the case have found an important clue.

33. indicate an ongoing activity uses the -ing form
(B) : verb -
indicate an ongoing activity uses the -ing form
(Past progressive)
The police who were investigating the case have arrested the suspect. 
The police investigating the case have arrested the suspect.

34. used in the passive uses the past participle form
(C) : verb -
used in the passive uses the past participle form
E.g.
The intelligent student that was
encouraged to participate the Maths
competition. 
The intelligent student encouraged to participate the Maths competition.
BACK

35. 3. No reduced form
(A)
 When the clause marker is in object position it cannot be reduced to an adjective phrase.
E.g.
The video tape checking out of the KPS is due today. ()
The video tape that I checked out of the KPS is due today. ()
The subject “video tape” is not the subject for the verb “check”. Video tape cannot “check” themselves out.
Note :

36. 3. No reduced form E.g. Note : (B)
The adjective clause beginning with “whose” cannot be reduced without a change in meaning.
E.g.
The man whose son is studying in
POHCKMC. ()
The man studying in POHCKMC. ()
Note :
Although the second sentence is grammatically correct, the meaning of two sentence have changed.

37. 3. No reduced form E.g. (C) Note :
The adjective clause beginning with a clause marker that takes the adverb position cannot be reduced to an adjective phrase.
E.g.
The place where Sharon lived in was
collapsed. ()
The place living in was collapsed. ()
Note :
“The place living in was collapsed” is incorrect because the place did not live in, Sharon did.

38. Type A Defining relative clause
identifies which person or thing
we mean exactly. 
Subject
Object
Possession
People
Who / That
Who /Whom / That
whose
Animals / things
Which / that

39. Subject : people She is the woman who / that reads the news on TV.
E.g.
BACK

40. Subject : animals / things
That’s the kind of dog which / that makes a good pet.
E.g.
BACK

41. Object : people She is the woman (who / whom /
that) I saw on TV last night.
E.g.
BACK

42. Object : animals / things
It’s the kind of dog (which / that)
I’d like to have.
E.g.
BACK

43. Possession : people She is the woman whose car was stolen last night.
E.g.
BACK

44. Possession : animals / things
That’s the dog whose owner
was arrested.
E.g.

45. gives additional information about a person or thing.
Type B Non-identifying relative clauses 
gives additional information about a person or thing.
Subject
Object
Possession
People
Who
Who /Whom
whose
Animals / things
Which

46. Subject : people His wife, who is French, speaks three languages. E.g.
BACK

47. Subject : animals / things
The computers, which have been
on sales for mouths, proved to be unreliable.
E.g.
BACK

48. Object : people His wife, who / whom / met in Paris, is French. E.g.
BACK

49. Object : animals / things
The car, which we liked a lot, was much too expensive to buy.
E.g.
BACK

50. Possession : people His wife, whose car was stolen, is French. E.g.
BACK

51. Possession : animals / things
The panda, whose name was Ricky, was very playful.
E.g.

52. That This machine automatically repairs itself.
— That may replace the subject of a
simple sentence.
(Two simple sentence)
The body is like a complex machine.
This machine automatically repairs itself.
(One complex sentence) 
The body is like a complex that
automatically repairs itself.

53. Who — Who may replace subject that refer to people.
(Two simple sentences)
The teacher was Miss Lam. She taught
English in school.
(One complex sentence) 
The teacher who taught English in school
was Dr. Andrews .

54. which Aspirin is a pain reliever. 
— Which may replace subjects that refer
to things or ideas.
(Two simple sentence)
Aspirin is a common treatment for headaches.
Aspirin is a pain reliever.
(One complex sentences) 
Aspirin, which is a pain reliever, is a common treatment for headaches.

55. whose — Whose may replace a possessive noun
or adjective that modifies the subject
of the clause.
(Two simple sentence)
The woman thanked the doctor. His
treatment had cured her.
(One complex sentence) 
The woman thanked the doctor whose
treatment had cured her.

56. That or which
— That or which may replace an object of
a verb to form an adjective clause.
(Two simple sentence)
Many people believe in predictions. Astrologers make them.
(One complex sentence) 
Many people believe on predictions that (which) astrologers make.

57. Who  The woman believe the astrologer who(m) she had consulted.
— Who(m) replace the object of a verb
to form an adjective clause.
(Two simple sentences)
The woman believe the astrologer. She had consulted the astrologer.
(One complex sentence) 
The woman believe the astrologer who(m) she had consulted.

58. When — When usually modifies a noun that has
the meaning of time or a time period
(Two simple sentences)
The 1950s were a time. At that time,
doctors still made house call.
(One complex sentence) 
The 1950s were a time when doctors still made house call.

59. Where — Where usually modifies a noun that has
the meaning of a physical place or an
abstract area or field.
(Two simple sentences)
We can expect continued progress in
the medical field. New discoveries are
made every day in the medical field.
(One complex sentence) 
We can expect continued progress in
the medical field, where new discoveries
are made every day.