Rewriting Adjectival Clauses
as Main Clauses and Main as Adjectival
A. Rewriting Adjectival Clauses as Main Clauses Directions: Rewrite each sentence by changing an adjectival subordinate clause into a main clause. (You can do this by creating two main clauses or by creating compound finite verbs in one main clause.) 1. Heyward took {with him} a blazing knot (DO), [Adj. to "knot" which threw a dim light (DO) {through the narrow vista} {of their new apartment}]. | [20 w/mc] Heyward took with him a blazing knot. | It threw a dim light through the narrow vista of their new apartment. | [10 w/mc]2. The uproar [Adj. to "uproar" which had so lately echoed {through the vaults} {of the forest}] was gone (PA). | [15 w/mc] The uproar had so lately echoed through the vaults of the forest. | Now it was gone. | [8 w/mc]3. {Beyond him} again, Duncan could look {into the vault opposite [#1] }, [Adj. to "vault" which was filled (P) {with savages}. | [15 w/mc] Beyond him again, Duncan could look into the vault opposite. | It was filled with savages. | [7.5 w/mc]4. The remains {of their provisions} were spread (P) {under the shade} {of a beech}, [Adj. to "beech" that stretched its horizontal limbs (DO) {like a canopy} {above them}]. | [23 w/mc] The remains {of their provisions} were spread under the shade of a beech. | The tree stretched its horizontal limbs like a canopy above them. | [12 w/mc]5. The chief, [Adj. to "chief" who was born (P) a Huron (RPN) [#2] ], was {at last} a warrior (PN) {among the Mohawks}! | [15 w/mc] The chief was born a Huron. | He was at last a warrior among the Mohawks! | [7.5 w/mc] Directions: Rewrite each sentence by changing a main clause into an adjectival subordinate clause. 1. Magua knew how (DO) to avoid the more pressing dangers [#3], and also to elude pursuit [#3]. | He entered the woods (DO) {through a low ravine}. | [11 w/mc] Magua, [Adj. to "Magua" who knew how to avoid the more pressing dangers, and also to elude pursuit], entered the woods through a low ravine. | [22 w/mc]2. Hawkeye, merely uttering the mandate to "follow," [#4] moved {along the route}. | It was the route (PN) [Adj. to "route" {by which} they had just entered their present critical and even dangerous situation (DO)]. | [14 w/mc] Hawkeye, merely uttering the mandate to "follow," moved along the route [Adj. to "route" by which they had just entered their present critical and even dangerous situation]. | [24 w/mc]3. The gray-head has left marks (DO) {on the back} {of the Huron chief}. | These (DO) he must hide, {like a squaw}, {under this painted cloth} {of the whites}. | [13 w/mc] The gray-head has left marks on the back of the Huron chief, [Adj. to "marks" that he must hide, like a squaw, under this painted cloth of the whites]. | [26 w/mc]4. The Indian had selected, {for this desirable purpose}, one (DO) {of those steep, pyramidal hills}. | Such hills bear a strong resemblance (DO) {to artificial mounds}. | [11.5 w/mc] The Indian had selected, for this desirable purpose, one of those steep, pyramidal hills, [Adj. to "hills" which bear a strong resemblance to artificial mounds]. | [22 w/mc]5. The open sympathy {of the listeners} stirred the spirit (DO) {of the votary} {of music}. | His voice regained its richness (DO) and volume (DO). | [10.5 w/mc] The open sympathy of the listeners stirred the spirit of the votary of music, [Adj. to "votary" whose voice regained its richness and volume]. | [21 w/mc] Notes 2. "Huron" is a Retained Predicate Noun after the passive "was born." (See "Retained Complements" in KISS Level 5.7 - Passive Voice and Retained Complements.) 3. "Dangers" and "pursuit" are direct objects of the infinitives "to avoid" and "to elude." The infinitive phrases function as adjectives to "how." 4. "To follow" is an infinitive that functions as an adjective to "mandate." "Mandate" is the direct object of the gerundive "uttering" that modifies "Hawkeye." |