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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Relative Pronouns
The textbook we use at the secondary school level contains the sentence:
"Mr. White is a teacher who comes from Australia"
New Crown, Student's book (Grade 3)
I thought I would introduce another phrase:
"This is Maruko, who is an English teacher"
However, another teacher says that because the textbook phrase is used without a comma, my invented sentence is likely going to be confusing to students.
Should we give preference to either type of phrase when introducing relative pronouns to students?
I noticed that the British council page on relative pronouns used examples with commas predominantly.
This is George, who you met at our house last year.
"Mr. White is a teacher who comes from Australia"
New Crown, Student's book (Grade 3)
I thought I would introduce another phrase:
"This is Maruko, who is an English teacher"
However, another teacher says that because the textbook phrase is used without a comma, my invented sentence is likely going to be confusing to students.
Should we give preference to either type of phrase when introducing relative pronouns to students?
I noticed that the British council page on relative pronouns used examples with commas predominantly.
This is George, who you met at our house last year.
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Anonymous Should we give preference to either type of phrase when introducing relative pronouns to students? Conceptually, the type with the comma is easier for students, so I would start there, perhaps even before that, with a lesson on parentheses. Relative word as subject of the clause: Maruko (He is an English teacher) is here today.
- Anonymous Should we give preference to either type of phrase when introducing relative pronouns to students?
- Conceptually, the type with the comma is easier for students, so I would start there, perhaps even before that, with a lesson on parentheses.
- Relative word as subject of the clause: Maruko (He is an English teacher) is here today.
- > Maruko (who is an English teacher) is here today.
- > Maruko, who is an English teacher, is here today.
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AnonymousShould we give preference to either type of phrase when introducing relative pronouns to students?Conceptually, the type with the comma is easier for students, so I would start there, perhaps even before that, with a lesson on parentheses.
Relative word as subject of the clause:
Maruko (He is an English teacher) is here today.
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