Please write complex sentences with interesting details in your adjective clauses.
There
are many expressions of quantity, so use a variety (some, all, none,
one, two, a few, many, not many, a bunch, several, etc.).
Remember:
For people: Whom or whose
For things: Which or whose
Example 1:
I
have many students this semester, one of whom speaks Vietnamese,
another of whom speaks Thai, two of whom come from Africa, a bunch of
whom come from Venezuela, and the majority of whom come from the Middle
East and speak Arabic.
Example 2:
I
have six kittens in my house, two of which are black and white, two of
which are striped tabbies, one of which is all black, and one of which
is grey and white.
Begin the sentences as follows:
1. I have had several teachers at the LCC,...
2. I know many interesting people,...
3. I love to do several different activities,...
4. I have had a few problems this semester,...
5. I like many types of food,...
6. I have (#) siblings (or phones or cars or something else),...
7. My friends are the best in the entire world...
8. I have several ideas about how to improve Holly's class,...
9. There are many great places in my country to visit when you come,...
10. I have learned many new things this semester,...
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ReplyDelete1. I love to do three different activities, first of which is swimming, second of which is hanging out with my friends and the last of which is to do community services.
Delete2. I like a few types of food, first of which is a typical food from Angola named Funge, second of which is chicken and rice and third of which is pasta.
3. I have two different cell phones, one of which I use to make and receive calls related with my job, the other of which I use with my family and friends.
4. I have several ideas about how to improve Holly's class, one of which is playing more grammar games, one of which is hanging out every Monday all class in order to practice listening and speaking out of class, and one of which is to do a presentation every Friday.
5. I know many interesting people, some of whom are engineers, some of whom are physicians, some of whom are politicians, and some of whom are psychologists.
6. There are many great places in my country to visit when you come, one of which is Mussulo beach, one of which is the National Museum, one of which is the Luanda Island, and one of which is Serra da Leba road.
Hi Holly. Have you changed the amount of sentences? At first you asked for 6 complex sentences, am I wrong? That's why yesterday I did only 6.
DeleteI did change it, but after you did the work, so everyone else has to do all of them but you are fine with six.
Delete1. I have had several teachers at the LCC, one of whom is from my home country, one of whom is from Russia, one of whom speaks native English, and all of whom are very dedicated to their work.
ReplyDelete2. I know many interesting people, some of whom play piano, one of whom plays violin, many of whom sing really well, and all of whom love music.
3. I love to do several different activities, most of which can be done indoor, some of which need a partner, a few of which are sports, and none of which relates to playing games online.
4. I have had a few problems this semester, several of which are misunderstandings in communication, one of which is commuting to school, another of which is homesick, and most of which are getting worse.
5. I like many types of food, all of which can make me feel better, some of which are desserts, one of which is my country traditional dishes, and none of which is spicy.
6. I have lots of books, many of which were given by my mother, most of which are novels, some of which are e-books, and all of which are read at least twice.
7. My friends are the best in the entire world, all of whom always support me no matter what happens, three of whom has been with me since we were kids, one of whom is my pen pal, and most of whom knew me when I went to university.
8. I have several ideas about how to improve Holly's class, one of which is using the cal lab more often, and some of which are grammar games.
9. There are many great places in my country to visit when you come, all of which are natural beauties, some of which are on the mountains, many of which are beaches, and none of which can be forgotten when you leave.
10. I have learned many new things this semester, one of which is the ability to apply grammar to daily speaking, another of which is how to do a research paper, some of which are reading skills, and all of which are very useful for my further study.
3. some of which NEEDS a partner
Delete4. homesickness. I'm sorry to hear that your problems are getting worse!
7. three of whom HAVE been
8. some of which INCLUDES more grammar games
9. IN the mountains
EXCELLENT WORK
Holly, in number 3, if "some" means two or three activities, then can I say "some of which need a partner"? or do we always use verb in singular with "some"?
DeleteMy mistake. You are correct.
DeleteSome need, not some needs.
Also #8. Some include, not includes.
Thanks for catching me. Sorry about that!
:D Thanks Holly
Delete1. I have had several teachers at the LCC, some of whom are not native Americans and all of whom have teaching me how to improve my English.
ReplyDelete2. I know many interesting people, one of whom is my father, who is the most admirable person that I have known, and another of whom is my mother, who has taught me many things about the lives, and became me in a person who I am.
3. I love to do many different activities, one of which is to spend time with my cousin, who is 4 years old, one of which is to call my family in Venezuela, and other of which is to go to the gym although I have not gone this semester.
4. I have 5 siblings, three of whom are females, and two of whom are males. Two of my sisters live in Houston and the rest of my siblings live in Venezuela.
5. My friends are the best in the entire world, all of whom have demonstrated me that I can always count on them even when I am far away.
6. There are many great places in my country to visit when you come, one of which is The Great Savanna, which has one of the most gorgeous landscape, other of which is Los Roques archipelago or Margarita island, which has incredible beaches, and other of which is The Avila National Park.
1. all of whom have BEEN teaching me...
Delete2. adjective clauses on top of adjective clauses: WOW!
many things about LIFE, and HELPED me TO BECOME the person [who] I am.
3. ...and ANOTHER of which...
You haven't gone to the gym for several reasons, one of which is that you've been working so hard in class that you're too exhausted to work out outside of class!
6. ANOTHER of which... and THE LAST OF WHICH...
You have demonstrated several things with this exercise, one of which is that you understand the lesson, and another of which is that you're writing has improved greatly since the beginning of the semester.
1. I have had several teachers at the LCC, one of whom is from Russia, the other of whom is from Vietnam and the last of whom is from America.
ReplyDelete2. I know many interesting people, two of whom are great Christian leaders, two of whom are extremely famous, and hundreds of whom are members of my church.
3. I love to do several different activities, one of which is go bowling, one of which is going to the cinema and the last of which is singing.
4. I have had a few problems this semester, the first of which is my absences, the second of which is my homework and the last of which is my research paper.
5. I like many types of food, one of which is Mexican food which I eat all the time, the other of which is Chinese food which I enjoy on weekends and the last of which is Venezuelan food which I can cook with my eyes closed.
6. I have (2) siblings, the two of whom are in Colombia. However, one of whom is working and the other of whom is staying in home.
7. My friends are the best in the entire world, two of whom are in Venezuela and one of whom is in Houston. However, I am close with all of whom.
8. I have several ideas about how to improve Holly's class, one of which is by doing my blog homework that I always forget. Another of which is to pay attention in class and the last of which is NOT use my cellphone during class.
9. There are many great places in my country to visit when you come, one of which is “La gran sabana”, one of which is “Los medanos de coro”, the other of which is “Salto Angel”.
10. I have learned many new things this semester, one of which is holly’s lessons about adjective clauses, the other of which is Thong’s lessons about the golden rules of academic English and the last of which is hope’s encourage to work hard.
3. going bowling
Delete6. BOTH of whom are in Colombia. However, one of THEM is working and the other stays at home.
7. I am close with all of THEM.
8. ,one of which is TO DO my blog homework that I always forget; another of which is to pay attention in class, and the last of which is not TO use my cellphone during class (parallel structure).
9. ...de coro," and the LAST of which is "Salto Angel."
10. another of which is Thong's lesson about the golden rules... Hope's encouragement...
Ray:
I'd like to know three things, the first of which is who you know that's famous (Q2), the second of which is why your research paper is a problem (Q4), and the last of which is Thong's golden rules of English (Q10).
Q2 I know some singers from the christian community, one of whom is Danilo Montero my pastor, another of whom is Coalo Zamorano and the last of whom is Ingrid Rosario. Actually all of them are really famous.
DeleteQ4 Actually I don't have any problem with my research paper it was just a sentence.
Q10 The golden rules of academic English are twelve principles that were created by thong, one of which is the principle of laziness, another of which is principle of musicality and the last of which is the plane crash.
I used the word "musicality" in the game last night and everybody said that they had never heard the word before!
DeleteActually, he always mentioned that principle, It might be that students don't pay attention too much attention to thong.. XD
Delete1. I have had several teachers at the LCC, one of whom always gives a lot of homework, one of whom always finish the class on time, and one of whom always give us an interesting class.
ReplyDelete2. I know many interesting people,
3. I love to do several different activities, one of which is playing basketball and one of which is playing baseball.
4. I have had a few problems this semester, one of which is concentrating in class.
5. I like many types of food, none of which is spicy.
6. I have (2) siblings, all of whom are love each other.
7. My friends are the best in the entire world, one of whom we met when I was 8 years old.
8. I have several ideas about how to improve Holly's class, one of which is finish the class on time.
9. There are many great places in my country to visit when you come, one of which is Taipei 101 and one of which is night market.
10. I have learned many new things this semester, one of which is debate which help me improve my speaking skills and critical thinking.
1. always FINISHES... always GIVES
Delete(SVA)
2. You many interesting people, one of whom...
6. both of whom love each other. But this means that they might not love you, so this is not a good sentence.
7. one of whom I met
8. one of which is TO finish the class on time
10. one of which is HOW TO debate, which HAS HELPED me...
1. I have had several teachers at the LCC, one of whom is male teacher, two of whom are female teachers, and all of whom are very good teachers.
ReplyDelete2. I know many interesting people, some of whom always do something fun, one of whom usually gets mad all the time, and others of whom tell jokes
3. I love to do several different activities, one of which is hanging out with friends, one of which is helping mom to wash her shoes, and one of which is talking with my old brother.
4. I have had a few problems this semester, one of which is listening, one of which is reading, one of which is writing, and all of which are my troubles.
5. I like many types of food, some of which are made from vegetable, some of which are cooked from eggs, and some of which are made from seafood.
6. I have (#) siblings (or phones or cars or something else), one of which are my mom's phone, one of which is my friend's birthday, some of which are my account numbers, and all of which are important to me.
7. My friends are the best in the entire world, one of who is honest, one of who is reliable, two of who are sweet, and all of who is my world.
8. I have several ideas about how to improve Holly's class, one of which is Holly should collect cell phone before starting the class, and one of which is she should be more serious ( because she's so easy and sweet to her students).
9. There are many great places in my country to visit when you come, one of which is a beach, two of which are mountains, one of which is a forest, all of which are so wonderful.
10. I have learned many new things this semester, and all of which help me to improve my language skill.
2. and some of whom tell jokes.
Delete3. older brother
4. LOL it's soon over!
6. Nonononononononooooooo
7. one of whom... one of whom... two of whom... and all of whom...
8. You have said several important things here, with all of which I agree!
9. ... and all of which are so wonderful.
10. this semester, all of which...