COMPREHENSION Based on the reading, write T for true or F for false. 1.
Meetup members first make contact online.
2.
All Meetup groups are for the purpose of having fun together.
3.
Scott Heiferman got his idea for Meetup after the tragedy of September 11, 2001.
THINK ABOUT IT Discuss the questions with a partner or in a small group. 1. Think of an interest or hobby you have. Do you think there is a Meetup for that? Would you be interested in joining such a Meetup? If there isn’t such a Meetup, would you like to create such a group? Why or why not? 2. Read the quote at the end of the article. In what ways do you think Meetup members are able to make a difference?
11.4 Relative Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions A relative pronoun can be the object of a preposition. I want to find people.
prep. object
I can go to a play with them. who(m) I want to find people Ø I can go to a play with. (informal) that I want to find people with whom I can go to a play. (formal) prep.
object
We are interested in different types of books. My friend and I like different books. that I did not like the book Ø she told me about. (informal) which I did not like the book about which she told me. (formal) Notes: 1. Informally, we put the preposition at the end of the adjective clause. The relative pronoun is usually omitted. The most common way to say the above sentences is: I want to find people I can go to a play with. I did not enjoy the book you told me about. 2. In very formal English, the preposition comes before the relative pronoun, and only whom and which may be used. That and who are not used directly after a preposition. I want to find people with whom I can go to a play. (not with who or with that) I did not enjoy the book about which you told me. (not about that) Punctuation Notes: 1. When the adjective clause is not essential to identify the noun, we set it apart from the rest of the sentence with commas. Heiferman, who(m) we read about, is a member of a Meetup. (We know who Heiferman is without the adjective clause.) 2. A nonessential adjective clause begins with who, whom, which, where, when, or whose. We don’t use that.
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