Shortening Adjective Clauses

Adjective Clauses
Shortening Clauses to Phrases 1	Framed \| Unframed

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Adjective Clause Shortening - THAT + BE Deletion

with a subject pronoun
with a BE verb form

Talk Show

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE	SHORTENED CLAUSE
The seat that was next to me was empty.	The seat next to me was empty.
The woman who was seated behind me was eating popcorn.	The woman seated behind me was eating popcorn.
A talk show which is trying to improve its rating may plan a fight.	A talk show trying to improve its rating may plan a fight.

Practice

Daytime Talk Shows

Join the sentences into one by using an adjective clause. Then, shorten the clause if possible.

EXAMPLE: A stage assistant was hit with a water bottle.
[He was standing nearby.]

#	YOUR RESPONSE - SHORTEN THE CLAUSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
1.	A woman told all her husband's personal secrets. [She was angry at her husband.]	A woman told all her husband's personal secrets.
2.	A man found himself face to face with her on stage. [He was trashing his girlfriend.] speaking unkindly, or rudely about someone	A man found himself face to face with her on stage.
3.	A man met his brother for the first time on stage. [ He was separated from his brother at birth.]	A man met his brother for the first time on stage.
4.	A man was explaining how comfortable it was. [ The man was wearing a skirt.]	A man was explaining how comfortable it was.
5.	A man was talking about how unfair the law is. [ He was arrested for smoking marijuana.]	A man was talking about how unfair the law is.
6.	A woman told what it w as like to live with her name. [The woman was also named Monica Lewinsky.]	A woman told what it was like to live with her name.
7.	Two women >were fighting in a pool of mud. [They were wearing bikinis.]	Two women were fighting in a pool of mud.
8.	Two men told everyone exactly what they thought of her. [They were married to the same woman.]	Two men told everyone exactly what they thought of her.
9.	A mother-in-law called her "an undeserving pig". [She was jealous of her daughter-in-law.]	A mother-in-law called her "an undeserving pig."
10.	The host was hit by a flying chair. [He was standing in between two angry boyfriends.]	The host was hit by a flying chair.
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Julie Sevastopoulos - ESL Department - College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA