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Find the antecedent for each relative clause below. Copy the paragraph,<br />
and write in the correct form of the verb in each blank.<br />
There are many phobias which actually _____ (protect, protects) people.<br />
There are many people who _____ (is, are) afraid of heights. Aerophobia,<br />
which _____ (is, are) the fear of high places, helps people to be<br />
careful. A person who _____ (is, are) careless in a high place may fall and<br />
hurt himself. Another phobia which _____ (is, are) actually helpful is pyrophobia.<br />
People who _____ (has, have) pyrophobia are afraid of fire. Fire is<br />
one thing which _____ (is, are) really dangerous.<br />
IV. !ontrolled !omposition Dictocomp<br />
Your teacher will read the paragraph above three times. Listen carefully,<br />
but do not take notes. After the third reading, write the paragraph<br />
as well as you can from memory. Try to use relative clauses, and check<br />
your subjectverb agreement.<br />
V. #entence !onstruction Writing definitions<br />
Write a onesentence definition for each word below. Use a main<br />
clause and a restrictive relative clause to limit it.<br />
Example: a truck driver A truck driver is a person who drives a truck.<br />
a clothes drier A clothes drier is a machine which<br />
dries clothes.<br />
1. a bus driver<br />
2. a cat lover<br />
3. a short story writer<br />
4. a dishwasher<br />
5. a money earner<br />
6. a vegetable farmer<br />
7. a space heater<br />
8. a city planner<br />
VI. "r$mm$r Substituting that for which or who<br />
In informal <strong>writing</strong> and in spoken English, the word that is often used<br />
instead of which or who. All of the sentences below can take that as the<br />
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