This is the supervisor who likes to put Pete's marshmallows into the microwave. >> Brad. >> Mm, this is the coworker who loves cats. >> Definitely Meg. >> Mm, this is the coworker who likes to take succulents from public parks. >> No one. >> You. >> It's a secret. Shh. >> Anyways so, as you can see we've been using adjective clauses to describe our coworkers and that is the topic of today's video. >> So what are adjective clauses anyway? >> Well, as I mentioned in the overview video, they act like adjectives and describe nouns but they contain adjective clause pronouns and also verbs. >> Well I think it's good to mention that some teachers use the words relative clause and relative clause pronouns instead of adjective clause or adjective clause pronouns. But they are the same. >> I think when we were thinking about the sequence of what to introduce first, we considered the fact that adjective clauses have different rules depending on whether the noun in the main clause is a person or a thing. And whether the adjective clause begins with a subject or an object pronoun. Wow, that was a mouthful. >> Yeah, let's show some examples. We'll start with adjective clauses that begin with subject pronouns. The instructor of that video gave many examples of adjective clauses describing people and also adjective clauses describing things. >> Personally, I feel that it is easier to start with teaching adjective clauses with subject pronouns before adjective clauses with object pronouns because the structure is simpler. Within the adjective clause you have the subject pronoun plus a verb. >> Yes, so I can easily tell students to finish sentences like, I see a man who or I bought a gift which, and they can continue with a verb. >> But teaching adjective clauses with object pronouns is more complicated. Because following an object pronoun, there should be a subject and then a verb. >> Let's not forget that for object pronouns it can be omitted. >> Right, so it also makes sense to teach subject pronouns first so students are comfortable with using them before they learn about omitting them when they study object pronouns. So Emily, what do you think of the sentence, you are someone whom I've known for many years? >> It sounds so strange. No one uses whom in daily conversation anymore. But I know we still teach it because it's still used in formal and academic writing. >> Yes, I get a lot of students ask me if it's necessary to learn whom and that's what I tell them basically. >> There's another pronoun that students need to learn. Let me give you a hint. There's a girl whose hair is long and silky. >> Me? And you're talking about whose, the possessive pronoun. >> Yes and structure wise, whose is always followed by a noun. >> Whose, the possessive pronoun is not too difficult for students but they sometimes confuse it with who's, the contraction for who is. >> Yes, this is a very common mistake that teachers should point out. That's why the instructor of that video, which by the way is you, gave lots of examples of both scenarios to make sure students could differentiate them. >> Okay, to wrap up, I want you to play the guessing game. >> Okay, try me. >> Mm, I'll give you three hints. This is someone I enjoy working with very much. >> Uh-huh. >> And this is someone whose teaching skills impress me every day. >> Uh-huh. >> And this is someone who loves Hello Kitty. >> Well that's easy. Me. >> Yep. Adjective clauses can be a lot of fun to teach and learn. >> Check out our activities for ideas that you can use with your students. >> I'll see you in the next video. Bye.
