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6.3.1 Clauses
English · Grade 10 · 4 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Main and subordinate clauses
- Relative pronouns and relative clauses
- Defining and non-defining relative clauses
- Punctuating relative clauses
What you will be able to do
- distinguish main from subordinate clauses
- use relative pronouns correctly
- distinguish defining from non-defining relative clauses
- punctuate relative clauses correctly
Key questions
“How do two commas change who a sentence is talking about?”
Lessons
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Main and subordinate clauses
40 min · 2 practice tasks · quizClauses that can stand alone, clauses that cannot, and how they combine.
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Relative clauses
40 min · 2 practice tasks · quizClauses that describe nouns, and the two commas that change who you mean.
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The commas that change who you mean
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPractising defining versus non-defining relative clauses until the two commas are a decision, not a habit.
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Clauses that explain a practice
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizCombining short sentences with relative clauses so writing about culture is precise rather than a string of fragments.