Lesson E : Language focus
Conjunctions:
and , but …
prepositions:
at , of , for, to , from…
1. What are you looking at?
2. I want to go but I don’t know when
3. She bought a book and two pens
4. Thanks for coming
5. Where is it from?
6. I ‘m from Hanoi
7. She ‘s the one I’m fond of
8. First of all I want to thank you for coming
9. The letter was to him, not from him
10. I want to ask you a question
Who : chủ từ (chỉ người)
Whom: túc từ ( chỉ vật)
Whose : sở hữu (người, vật)
Whoever : (dù ai đi nữa)
Which : chủ từ, túc từ ( chỉ vật)
Exercise 1: Add who, whom, whose, whoever, or which to the following sentences.
1. This is one person to ……… I owe more than I can say.
2. It was the kind of accident for …….. nobody was really to blame.
2. which
3. ………leaves last should turn off the lights.
3. Whoever
1. whom
4. Mary was late yesterday, ……was unusual for her.
4. which
5. At 6 pm, …… was an hour before the plane was due, thick fog descended.
5. which
6. I don’t know ……..told you that, but they were wrong.
6. who
7. Mrs. Brown was the first owner …… dog won three prizes in the same show.
7. whose
8. I’ve just spoken to sally, ……..send you her love.
8. who
9. On Sunday, ……… was my birthday, we went out for a meal.
9. which
10. The success of a shared holiday depends on ……… you share it with.
10. whom
Ex1: Look at the man. He is teaching in the classroom.
+ Look at the man who is teaching in the classroom.
- Look at the man teaching in the classroom.
Ex 2: Look at the window. It has been cleaned recently
+ Look at the window which has been cleaned recently.
- Look at the window cleaned recently.
1. A man got on the bus. He was carrying a lot of money in a box.
+ A man who was carrying a lot of money in a box got on the bus.
- A man carrying a lot of money in a box got on the bus.
2. In the street there several people. They were waiting for the shop to open.
+ In the street there were several people who were waiting for the shop to open.
- In the street there were several people waiting for the shop to open.
3. There are a lot of people in the office. They want to talk to you.
+ There are a lot of people in the office who want to talk to you.
- There are a lot of people in the office wanting to talk to you.
4. John looked anxiously at his watch. He wished he hadn’t come to the party.
+ John, who wished he hadn’t come to the party, looked anxiously at his watch.
- John, wishing he hadn’t come to the party, looked anxiously at his watch.
5. The children were playing football in the schoolyard. They were my students.
The children who were playing football in the schoolyard were my students.
The children playing football in the school yard were my students.
6. He is reading a book. It was written by his teacher.
+ He is reading a book that was written by his teacher.
- He is reading a book written by his teacher.
7. Britain imports many cars. They were made in Japan.
+ Britain imports many cars that were made in Japan.
- Britain imports many cars made in Japan.
8. The cowboy fell off his horse. He had been wounded by an arrow.
+ The cowboy who had been wounded by an arrow fell off his horse.
- The cowboy wounded by an arrow fell off his horse.
9. Most of the people recovered quickly. They were injured in the crash.
+ Most of the people who were injured in the crash recovered quickly.
- Most of the people injured in the crash recovered quickly.
10. Vietnam exports a lot of rice. It is grown mainly in the south of the country
+ Vietnam exports a lot of rice which is grown mainly in the south of the country.
- Vietnam exports a lot of rice grown mainly in the south of the country.
Homework: rewrite the sentences in the exercise 1 and 2 on page 70,71 in your book.
Good bye. See you again