jaw droppers

Jaw Droppers

See this and think• What are carnivorous animals? What

about plants; are there carnivorous plants?

• Do you have some information about amazing life forms?

Think • How does the Venus Fly Trap attract

and attack insects?• How are they adapted for life as a

carnivorous plant?

Identifying a process

Some non-fiction texts explain how some processes or phenomena occur.

Identifying a process

Consists of different steps or processes which are

explained clearly and

carefully

Providing more details

using participles as adjectives

Participles

Present(Verb+ing

)

Past participle

Adjectives • Mention some adjectives that you

know.Beautiful, bad, tall, small, big, skinny,

etc.• What is the function of an adjective?To modify -or give more explanation- nouns

Participles as adjectivesUsing either present or past participle to modify (give more explanation) nouns.Examples:This amazing car really draws my attention.This boring song just makes me sleepy.The trapped insect couldn’t get out from the plant.The doomed house is now rebuilt.

Participles as subordinate clauses

• Still remember about clauses? • What about subordinate clauses?She was the girl whom I met at the party.Triggered by the news, John rushed to NY.

Participles as subordinate clauses

1. The man ran very fast.2. He won the gold medal.Running very vast, the man won the gold medal.3. The snake hid among the bush.4. It caught a small frog.Hiding among the bush, the snake caught a small frog.

Participles as subordinate clauses

1. The man read very carefully.2. He passed the entrance test.Reading very carefully, the man passed the entrance test.3. The lioness eyed a fleshy ox.4. It attacked in a sudden.Eyeing a fleshy ox, the lioness attacked in a sudden.

Participles as subordinate clauses

1. The man was summoned by his boss.2. He was so surprised.Summoned by his boss, the man was so surprised.3. The ox was caught by a lioness.4. It moved in any direction.Caught by a lioness, the ox moved in any direction.

Mr. Nutcraker went to an (amaze) concert yesterday. He was there with many (hypnotize) audiences. They loved the way the pianist played Beethoven's sonata. He said it was not (bore) at all, in fact the (comfort) sound of the piano made him relaxed.

Participles as subordinate clauses

Participles as subordinate clauses

Mr. Nutcraker went to an (amazing) concert yesterday. He was there with many (hypnotized) audiences. They loved the way the pianist played Beethoven's sonata. He said it was not (boring) at all, in fact the (comforting) sound of the piano made him relaxed.

Providing more info about the verbs

• By using a connector and participle at once

• Connector + ParticipleExamples:Unless reprimanded by Ms.Elsie, James will not understand.Ronn usually fells asleep after exercising.

Relative pronouns• By using a relative pronouns such as:

who, whose, which, that, when and where

• This is to modify a noun/pronoun that comes before it.

Examples:Tom was the man who texted me last night.The lady whose purse is red is my mum.

Relative pronouns• By using a relative pronouns such as:

who, whose, which, that, when and where

• This is to modify a noun/pronoun that comes before it.

Examples:Tom was the man who texted me last night.The lady whose purse is red is my mum.

Relative pronouns1. Josh is my brother.2. He is a carpenter.Josh, who is a carpenter, is my brother.3. The weather is cold and windy in

Moscow.4. Moscow is the place I live.Moscow, where I live, is cold and

windy.

Simple, general hints

person

person

person/

thing

thing

who

whom

whose

which

verb

person

thing

person/thing