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Grammar Participles clauses

You can follow a noun phrase with another noun You can follow a noun phrase with namely or that is
phrase to give more information. to give information that defines or clarifies the noun.
The ruler of Elam from 1184 to 1155 BCE, namely
Hammurabi, ruler of Babylon from 1792 to 1750, King Shutruk-Nahhunte, invaded Babylon.
expanded the city-state considerably.

He took it to Susa in Elam, that is Khuzestan province
The second noun phrase is normally separated
from the rest of the sentence by commas. in modern-day Iran.

You can also follow a noun phrase with a Use a relative clause, not a prepositional phrase,
prepositional phrase. when the verb in the relative clause is be or have.

Who is the woman who is at the door? The boy, who was in the store at the time of the
Who is the woman at the door? robbery, was accused of complicity.

NOT: The boy, in the store,…
You can combine a series of prepositional
phrases, noun phrases and participle clauses. The man, who has three children, was released from
prison yesterday.
She’s the only person in the office with a degree. NOT: The man, with three children,…
The body found last night in the river is that of a
middle-aged man.

Be careful, as multiple prepositional phrases can
make sentences ambiguous. Correct the mistakes.
We were talking about the students in the library. 1. Alice Potter writer of the children’s book
(Who was in the library? The students or “we”?) “Wheels” will be visiting our school.
2. Jack, at the meeting with me, took notes.
3. They demonstrated against the treatment of
refugees in the city.

A. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1. Jane’s the girl round glasses.
a) of b) with c) has
2. We cut down the tree the garden.
a) of b) namely c) in

3. The teachers, Bill Reese and Hannah Riley, will be handing out certificates.
a) that is b) namely c) of

4. John is the man the green shirt.
a) who is b) of c) in
5. The largest bird in the world, the ostrich, can reach a height of 2.8 metres.
a) named b) is c) that is
6. The table the window is the largest.
a) by b) in c) from

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