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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.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

145 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

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Connie the Connector
Mastering Relative Clauses
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145
Levels
7
Sections
5
Min/day
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ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo turns Mastering Relative Clauses into a game you actually finish. Levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that make it stick. Five minutes a day.

What you'll learn

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. 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. 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. 3

    Essential vs. Extra Information

    • Identifying Information the Reader Must Have
    • Adding 'Bonus' Details with Commas
    • How a Comma Changes the Entire Meaning
  4. 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. 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. 6

    Exam Readiness and Polish

    • Spotting Errors in Complex Paragraphs
    • Rewriting Boring Text for Better Grades
    • Punctuation Patterns for High-Level Essays
  7. 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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The Glue of Great Sentences

If you have 'I saw a cat' and 'The cat was blue,' what is the shared link between them?

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