1. Relative & Subordinate Clauses
19 November 2018
Relative & Subordinate Clauses
Understanding and using types of clauses when establishing a setting

2. ✪ Relative clauses: Describing people and places, and adding more detail to a sentence, using “which, that, whose, and who.”  RELATED Describe the image in one sentence. What other information can be added?

3. “The street, that was strewn with litter, was totally deserted
“The street, that was strewn with litter, was totally deserted.” Make 2 sentences using relative clauses to add more information.

4. The flat was seven flights up, and Winston, who was thirty-nine and had a varicose ulcer above his right ankle, went slowly, resting several times on the way. (1984) Relative clause?

5. There was a chill in the air tonight, a cold nip that had crept in from the Thames and settled into the bones of London. And of course there was the fog, which laid itself over everything like a gossamer blanket and softened the flow of the black lamp-posts to a haze. Relative Clauses?

6. There was a chill in the air tonight, a cold nip that had crept in from the Thames and settled into the bones of London. And of course there was the fog, which laid itself over everything like a gossamer blanket and softened the flow of the black lamp-posts to a haze. Relative Clauses?

7. The cat sat on the mat, eyeing my goldfish hungrily.
✪ Subordinate clauses: A clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause.  SUBORDINATE, less than
Main clause makes sense on its own and can form a complete sentence.
The cat sat on the mat, eyeing my goldfish hungrily.
Subordinate clause does not make sense on its own
She answered the phone when it rang.
The King, putting the crown on his head, stepped up to the throne.
Creeping carefully, she snuck out of the house.

8. Change the following sentence:
Subordinate clauses: A clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause.
After
Unless
Now that
Change the following sentence:
The ecology of the planet collapsed, the Thames ran dry, all hope was lost, the citizens ignored the warning signs.
Before If
Since
Though

9. Identify a subordinate and main clause: It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen, Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him. 1984, George Orwell

10. Subordinate Clauses
Identify a subordinate and main in the following extract: It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen, Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him. (1984, George Orwell)

11. Look back at the opening web have been working on and editing
Look back at the opening web have been working on and editing. Re-write your opening including subordinating clauses to make your description more detailed and effective. Remember to still use relative clauses, prepositions and explore the use of colour in your setting.

12. …use subordinate clauses and subordinating conjunctions correctly?
Did your partner…
…use subordinate clauses and subordinating conjunctions correctly?
…still include relative clauses, prepositions and focus on colour in the setting?
What more could they do to improve their description?