These teaching slides walk students through adjectival clauses from the ground up — starting with a recap of adjectives and building to a clear explanation of what an adjectival clause is, why writers use them, and how they work in sentences. The slides also cover the difference between essential (restrictive) and non-essential (non-restrictive) clauses, including how comma use reflects the writer's intention.
Practice slides are woven throughout so students can apply each concept before moving on.
What's included:
Introduction slides covering what an adjective is, types of adjectives, and examples
Explanation slides covering what an adjectival clause is, how it functions as a dependent clause, and why writers use them
6 "You Do" practice slides for students to add adjectival clauses to given sentences
Slides covering essential and non-essential adjectival clauses, including how and when to use commas, with worked examples
"Ask yourself" decision slide to help students determine whether a clause is essential or non-essential
"Thumbs up, thumbs down" practice slides for identifying clause types
"Show me you know" slides for applying both clause types to a sentence