The English Teacher's Ghost

Exorcising the remains of English teacher grammar

Category Archives: defining clauses

How to deal with your relatives (i)

Of course, the relatives I’m talking about here are relative clauses. OK, don’t panic; let’s take this step by step.  First of all, a clause is a sort of mini-sentence … Continue reading

June 19, 2015 · Leave a comment

How to deal with your relatives (iii)

But we’re not done with relative clauses yet.  Oh, no.  Because there is one particular ghost that must be laid to rest before we can sleep peacefully in our beds.  … Continue reading

June 19, 2015 · Leave a comment