D. Rearrange these words and phrases to make meaningful sentences.
1. This hotel, which my uncle recommended, turned out to be excellent.
2. We used to put the question to Vani, who was a teacher.
3. This book will tell us everything that we need to know about clauses.
4. Mita, who was a manager at AVM studios, has quit her job.
5. Mysuru, where we stopped for a day, is a lovely city.
E. Tick (✔) the participial adjectives, circle the relative clauses and underline the adverb clauses in this passage.
We have exciting plans for Mother's birthday. I have bought an interesting book for her. My sister, who is a great baker, has promised to bake an orange cake. Father will prepare noodles, which is Mother's favourite dish. He will make some extra, in case we have surprise guests. We won't let Mother do any work that day, though she likes cooking. Everyone can sit and chat on the rooftop, where I will put up balloons and flags. Everything will be ready in the evening, when Mother returns from work. We are hoping that she will be both surprised and delighted.
Answer (1)
Let's start with rearranging the sentences in section D to verify them. It seems they are already in meaningful order, so no rearrangement is necessary. Here's confirmation of each sentence:
This hotel, which my uncle recommended, turned out to be excellent.
We used to put the question to Vani, who was a teacher.
This book will tell us everything that we need to know about clauses.
Mita, who was a manager at AVM studios, has quit her job.
Mysuru, where we stopped for a day, is a lovely city.
Now, let's move on to section E. We'll identify participial adjectives, relative clauses, and adverb clauses in the passage:
Participial Adjectives:
exciting (in "We have exciting plans for Mother's birthday.")
interesting (in "I have bought an interesting book for her.")
Relative Clauses (Circled in the passage):
"who is a great baker" (in "My sister, who is a great baker, has promised to bake an orange cake.")
"which is Mother's favourite dish" (in "Father will prepare noodles, which is Mother’s favourite dish.")
"that day" (in "We won’t let Mother do any work that day, though she likes cooking.")
Adverb Clauses (Underlined in the passage):
(implied) "in case we have surprise guests" (in "He will make some extra, in case we have surprise guests.")
"though she likes cooking" (in "We won’t let Mother do any work that day, though she likes cooking.")
"where I will put up balloons and flags" (in "Everyone can sit and chat on the rooftop, where I will put up balloons and flags.")
"when Mother returns from work" (in "Everything will be ready in the evening, when Mother returns from work.")
In summary, participial adjectives help describe nouns similarly to adjectives. Relative clauses give more information about a noun and often start with who, which, or that. Adverb clauses modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and often provide information about time, cause, condition, contrast, etc.
