Master English Grammar: Clauses, Passive Voice & Vocabulary

Descriptive Adjectives

• Bald, absent-minded, kind, greedy, amusing.
• Shy, attractive, lazy, boring, amusing/witty.

Crime-Related Vocabulary

• Knock out, injury, assault, mask, report.
• Weapon, burglary, local authority, death penalty, commit.

Relative Clauses: Examples

Here are some examples of sentences using relative clauses with who, which, where, and whose.

• I am reading a great book which was written by Tolstoy.
• She is a wonderful person who helps a lot of people.
• Paris, which is in the north of France, is a beautiful city.
• There's the church where we got married.
• She is a famous actress whose son plays for Manchester United.

Practice Sentences

1. Ms. Smith, who has straight hair, is my friend.
2. Lisbon, which is on the west coast, is the capital of Portugal.
3. Malaga, where Picasso was born, is on the Mediterranean.
4. Maria, whose father is from Belgium, is an architect.

The Passive Voice

In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb.

1. He was given the death penalty by the judge.
2. He was going to be sent a lot of parcels by his family.
3. The public is shown photos of suspects by the police.
4. It is said that the criminal is still in town.
5. It was reported that the prisoner had escaped.

The Causative Form

The causative form is used when one person causes another person to do something.

1. He had his house built.
2. We are having our car repaired.
3. She had her arm examined.
4. She has her house cleaned weekly.
5. He had his roof replaced.