Mastering Relative Clauses
Like Duolingo, but for Mastering Relative Clauses. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
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Key ideas in Mastering Relative Clauses
- Short sentences create a staccato rhythm
- Relative clauses act as glue for flow
- A shared link is the noun in both sentences
- The second mention of the noun is replaced
- Deciding which sentence becomes the main idea vs the description
- Identify the shared noun first
- Identifying the shared link between two sentences
- Replace the second noun with a pronoun like 'who'
- Move the new clause directly after the noun it describes
- The main idea stays as a full sentence
- The effect of relative clauses on writing flow
- The step-by-step process of merging sentences
- Relative clauses must sit next to the noun they describe
- Misplaced clauses make it sound like the wrong object did the action
- The relative pronoun replaces the repeated noun entirely
- Keeping both the noun and the pronoun in the same clause is a mistake
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Tomo gives Mastering Relative Clauses the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
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A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
What happens to the rhythm of your story if you only use very short, separate sentences?
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Where Mastering Relative Clauses takes you
Stop writing short, choppy sentences and start connecting your ideas like a pro. This course will help you master the art of adding detail and complexity to your writing for top-tier grades.
- 1
Instant Upgrades for Your Writing
- Combining Two Sentences into One
- Adding Detail Without Starting a New Sentence
- Using 'Who' and 'Which' to Describe People and Things
- The Power of 'That' in Everyday Descriptions
- 2
Refining Your Descriptions
- Describing Places with 'Where'
- Talking About Time with 'When'
- Showing Ownership with 'Whose'
- Choosing Between 'Who' and 'Whom' Simply
- When You Can Safely Drop the Connector
- 3
Essential vs. Extra Information
- Identifying Information the Reader Must Have
- Adding 'Bonus' Details with Commas
- How a Comma Changes the Entire Meaning
- 4
Handling Tricky Sentence Structures
- Relative Clauses in the Middle of a Sentence
- Connecting Clauses to Prepositions
- Formal vs. Informal Ways to End a Sentence
- Using 'Which' to Comment on a Whole Idea
- Avoiding Double Subjects
- 5
Advanced Precision and Style
- Replacing Clauses with Shorter Phrases
- Using 'That' vs 'Which' Like an Expert
- Quantifying Details: 'Most of Whom' and 'Some of Which'
- Common Pitfalls in Academic Writing
- 6
Exam Readiness and Polish
- Spotting Errors in Complex Paragraphs
- Rewriting Boring Text for Better Grades
- Punctuation Patterns for High-Level Essays
- 7
The Mechanics Underneath
- Subject vs. Object Roles in a Clause
- The History of Why English Connects This Way
- How Relative Clauses Work in Other Languages
- The Logic of Defining and Non-Defining Structures
- Final Review: The Complete Connector Toolkit
7 sections · 29 units · 145 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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