Relative clauses mastery and punctuation guide

Section role: supports the synthesis session in Section 3 while the teacher formalizes the discoveries from the previous group challenge. Slide outline: (1) Title — 'Synthesizing the Relative Rules'; (2) The Antecedent — bullets: definition, how pronouns link back to the noun; (3) Defining vs. Non-Defining Clauses — bullets: essential vs. extra information, comma placement rule with example 'The student who won the scholarship' versus 'Elena, who won the scholarship, ...'; (4) The 'Who' vs. 'Whom' Distinction — bullets: subject role ('who wrote the essay') versus object role ('the candidate whom the committee interviewed'); (5) The Possessive 'Whose' — bullets: indicating ownership or relationship, example: 'The applicant whose portfolio impressed us'; (6) The 'That' Constraint — bullets: why 'that' cannot be used in non-defining clauses; (7) Closing slide: 'Rewrite this choppy sentence pair into a polished non-defining clause' — hands control back to the teacher to transition into the listening activity. This material is part of a English foreign-language class for students in United States learning English. Regardless of the material's language, the key terms and examples being taught must be written in English, not in the students' native language.

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