Lesson 7 | A little more grammar

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Let's solidify our grammar before taking the last few steps to the finish line.

What we learned this lesson

1. Relative clauses
2. Key characteristics of relative clauses
3. A relative clause is a finite verbal clause that includes a relative pronoun.
4. Its job is to tell you more about a particular noun or pronoun.
5. There are four key relative pronouns in English: who, whom, which and that.
6. Some relative clauses do not have relative pronouns,
7. A relative clause can span several propositions.
8. Relative clauses can be within other relative clauses.
9. Rules governing the division of relative clauses
10. Relative clauses should not be divided if they are both simple and have a defining role.
11. Relative clauses should be divided if they are either complex (i.e. containing multiple propositions) or playing a non-defining role.
12. Prepositional Phrases
13. Key characteristics of prepositional phrases
14. A prepositional phrase is a non-verbal “add-on” to a proposition which includes a preposition and its object.
15. A "preposition" (with an “e”) is different than a "proposition."
16. Prepositional phrases are often chained together.
17. Prepositions can consist of more than one word (e.g. "according to").
18. Rules governing the division of prepositional phrases
19. Since prepositional phrases are non-verbal, the default practice should be not to divide them.
20. The only reason to divide one is if it significantly affects the logic of the text, fitting into one of the 18 logical relationships.