IMM CLASS NOV 11TH 2021

YIMEIRY IS THE GIRL WHO WEARS GLASSES - SUBJECT

1. SHE WEARS GLASSES

- THIS IS A DEFINING A CLAUSE BECAUSE ONLY ONE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED THAT IS SHE
WEARS GLASSES, SINCE WE ONLY HAVE ONE INFORMATION, THIS IS IMPORTANT.

YIMEIRY IS THE GIRL, WHO I TALK TO. - OBJECT

YIMERY

1. SHE WEARS GLASSES.

2. SHE IS MY FRIEND.

YIMEIRY, WHO IS MY FRIEND, WEARS GLASSES.

YIMEIRY, WHO WEARS GLASSES, IS MY FRIEND

THESES SENTENCES ARE NON DEFINING BECAUSE WE ARE GIVING TWO INFORMATIONS AND ONE OF
THEM (THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE CLAUSE) IS EXTRA.

SANTO DOMINGO, WHERE WE WERE BORN, IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY. – PLACE

CHRISTMAS, WHEN PEOPLE HAVE FUN, IS THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR.

EXERCISE:

MAKE ONE DEFINING CLAUSE WITH

1. WHO – SUBJECT
2. WHO – OBJECT
3. WHERE
4. WHEN
5. WHICH

LET’S SEE

1. CARLOS CASTILLO, WHO IS 76, HAS JUST RETIRED (SUBJECT)

PEOPLE WHO LIKE BOOKS OFTEN GO TO THE LIBRARY (DEFINING)
SCARLEN IS THE GIRL WHO I KNOW IN ENGLISH CLASS (DEFINING)
2. CARLOS CASTILLO, WHO I SAW YESTERDAY, HAS JUST RETIRED. (OBJECT)
3. THE PARK, WHERE I GO RUNNING, IS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
4. HOLY WEEK, WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE CRAZY. IS THE TIME WHEN PEOPLE EAT SWEET BEANS
5. CHRISTMAS, WHEN PEOPLE ARE HAPPY, IS THE COLDEST MONTH OF THE YEAR
6. THIS LAPTOP, WHICH I BOUGHT FIVE YEARS AGO, STILL WORKS
7. SUMMER, WHEN PEOPLE GO TO THE BEACH, IS THE TIME I LOVE
8. SUMMER, WHEN KIDS CAN REST FROM SCHOOL, IS A HOT SEASON
9. SUMMER, WHEN PEOPLE COME TO THE DR, IS THE HOTTEST SEASON
10. AUTUMN, WHEN PEOPLE GO TO BASEBALL PARK, IS THE SEASON …
11. QUARATINE, WHEN PEOPLE STAY AT HOME, IS A TIME OF ISOLATION
COMPOUND NOUN

IT IS A NOUN MAKE UP WITH MORE THAN ONE NOUN; THIS IS FOR TALKING ABOUT A MORE SPECIFIC
PLACE.

HOUSE

SPA HOUSE

SLAUGHTER HOUSE

IN THIS COUNTRY…

WHICH ONE IS A …:

- BORDER TOWN = BAJABON, PEDERNALES

- COASTAL TOWN = PUERTO PLATA
- INDUSTRIAL TOWN = HAINA, HERRERA
- MOUNTAIN TOWN = JARABACOA, CONSTANZA
- PORT TOWN = SANTO DOMINGO, SAMANA, SAN PEDRO
- RESORT TOWN = SAMANA, PUNTA CANA CABARETE, CASA DE CAMPO
- RURAL TOWN = SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ
- SUBURBAN TOWN = CRISTO REY, SAN ISIDRO, LOS ALCARRIZOS, VILLA MELLA
- TOURIST TOWN = COLONIAL ZONE, PUNTA CANA, CHAVON
ORDER OF MODIFIERS

1. DETERMINER (THE/A/THIS/THAT/THESE/THOSE/SOME/MANY)
2. QUALITY / OPINION (GOOD/BAD/BEAUTIFUL/UGLY)
3. SIZE (BIG/SMALL/LARGE/THIN)
4. AGE (OLD/YOUNG/EDERLY)
5. TYPE (TOURISTIC/RESORT/RURAL/URBAN)
6. COLOR (BLACK/BLUE)
7. PURPOSE (RUNNING/READING)
8. NOUN (CITY/COUNTRY) – THIS IS NO ADJECTIVE
9. DESCTIPTIVE PHRASE (COMPLEMENT)

YOU PLACE EVERY ADJECTIVE BEFORE THE NOUN.

CITY/A/DIRTY/BIG/GRAY

A DIRTY BIG GRAY CITY

1) We wanted

(metal / a / grey) table.

2) They bought

(new / a / red) car.

3) She went home and sat on her

(comfortable / old / wooden) bed.

4) He bought a

(British / fabulous / woolen) suit.

5) They have

(Dutch / black) bicycles.