Little red riding hood story with Adjetive Clause, Modal and Passive

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Hello guys.
Thank you for your visit on the blog
I have not the boldness to want to teach English to you
(blog followers), but would, in a fun way to share a little of what I'm
studying in a great English School.
Let's address some issues such as Adjective Clauses,
Modals and The Passive.
Why not using a known story not to become something boring?
Little Red Riding Hood
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Little Red Riding Hood
› Once upon a time there was a sweet little girl. Everyone who saw her liked her, but most
of all her grandmother, who did not know what to give the child next. Once she gave her a
little cap made of red velvet. Because it suited her so well, and she wanted to wear it all
the time, she came to be known as Little Red Riding Hood. One day her mother said to
her: "Come Little Red Riding Hood. Here is a piece of cake and a bottle of wine. Take
them to your grandmother. She is sick and weak, and they will do her well. Mind your
manners and give her my greetings. Behave yourself on the way, and do not leave the
path, or you might fall down and break the glass, and then there will be nothing for your
sick grandmother.“
Little Red Riding Hood promised to obey her mother. The grandmother lived out in the
woods, a half hour from the village. When Little Red Riding Hood entered the woods a
wolf came up to her. She did not know what a wicked animal he was, and was not afraid of
him. "Good day to you, Little Red Riding Hood." - "Thank you, wolf." - "Where are you
going so early, Little Red Riding Hood?" - "To grandmother's." - "And what are you
carrying under your apron?" - "Grandmother is sick and weak, and I am taking her some
cake and wine. We baked yesterday, and they should give her strength." - "Little Red
Riding Hood, just where does your grandmother live?" - "Her house is a good quarter hour
from here in the woods, under the three large oak trees. There's a hedge of hazel bushes
there. You must know the place," said Little Red Riding Hood. The wolf thought to himself:
"Now there is a tasty bite for me. Just how are you going to catch her?" Then he said:
"Listen, Little Red Riding Hood, haven't you seen the beautiful flowers that are blossoming
in the woods? Why don't you go and take a look? And I don't believe you can hear how
beautifully the birds are singing. You are walking along as though you were on your way to
school in the village. It is very beautiful in the woods.“
Little Red Riding Hood opened her eyes and saw the sunlight breaking through the trees
and how the ground was covered with beautiful flowers. She thought: "If a take a bouquet
to grandmother, she will be very pleased. Anyway, it is still early, and I'll be home on time."
And she ran off into the woods looking for flowers. Each time she picked one she thought
that she could see an even more beautiful one a little way off, and she ran after it, going
further and further into the woods. But the wolf ran straight to the grandmother's house
and knocked on the door. "Who's there?" - "Little Red Riding Hood. I'm bringing you some
cake and wine. Open the door for me." - "Just press the latch," called out the grandmother.
"I'm too weak to get up." The wolf pressed the latch, and the door opened. He stepped
inside, went straight to the grandmother's bed, and ate her up. Then he took her clothes,
put them on, and put her cap on his head. He got into her bed and pulled the curtains
shut.
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› Little Red Riding Hood
› Little Red Riding Hood had run after flowers, and did not continue on her way to
grandmother's until she had gathered all that she could carry. When she arrived,
she found, to her surprise, that the door was open. She walked into the parlor, and
everything looked so strange that she thought: "Oh, my God, why am I so afraid? I
usually like it at grandmother's." Then she went to the bed and pulled back the
curtains. Grandmother was lying there with her cap pulled down over her face and
looking very strange. "Oh, grandmother, what big ears you have!" - "All the better
to hear you with." - "Oh, grandmother, what big eyes you have!" - "All the better to
see you with." - "Oh, grandmother, what big hands you have!" - "All the better to
grab you with!" - "Oh, grandmother, what a horribly big mouth you have!" - "All the
better to eat you with!" And with that he jumped out of bed, jumped on top of poor
Little Red Riding Hood, and ate her up.
As soon as the wolf had finished this tasty bite, he climbed back into bed, fell
asleep, and began to snore very loudly. A huntsman was just passing by. He
thought it strange that the old woman was snoring so loudly, so he decided to take
a look. He stepped inside, and in the bed there lay the wolf that he had been
hunting for such a long time. "He has eaten the grandmother, but perhaps she still
can be saved. I won't shoot him," thought the huntsman. So he took a pair of
scissors and cut open his belly. He had cut only a few strokes when he saw the red
cap shining through. He cut a little more, and the girl jumped out and cried: "Oh, I
was so frightened! It was so dark inside the wolf's body!" And then the
grandmother came out alive as well. Then Little Red Riding Hood fetched some
large heavy stones. They filled the wolf's body with them, and when he woke up
and tried to run away, the stones were so heavy that he fell down dead.
The three of them were happy. The huntsman took the wolf's pelt. The
grandmother ate the cake and drank the wine that Little Red Riding Hood had
brought. And Little Red Riding Hood thought to herself: "As long as I live, I will
never leave the path and run off into the woods by myself if mother tells me not to."
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› FIRST PARAGRAPH
› Once upon a time there was a sweet little girl. Everyone who saw her liked her, but most of all her
grandmother, who did not know what to give the child next. Once she gave her a little cap made of
red velvet. Because it suited her so well, and she wanted to wear it all the time, she came to be
known as Little Red Riding Hood. One day her mother said to her: "Come Little Red Riding Hood.
Here is a piece of cake and a bottle of wine. Take them to your grandmother. She is sick and
weak, and they will do her well. Mind your manners and give her my greetings. Behave yourself on
the way, and do not leave the path, or you might fall down and break the glass, and then there will
be nothing for your sick grandmother."
›
Everyone who (that) saw her liked her
› Her grandmother, who (that) did not know what to give the child next …
› In both sentences the relative pronouns (in adjetive clause) used was WHO because the subject
refers people. Could be used THAT, but WHO is more formal.
› If they were places or things we would use WHICH or THAT. Which is more formal.
› Once she gave her a little cap “which (that) was” made of red velvet
› MORE EXAMPLES:
› Take them to your grandmother. She is sick
› and weak
› Take them to your grandmother who (that) is
› sick and weak
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› SECOND PARAGRAPH
› Little Red Riding Hood promised to obey her mother. The grandmother lived out in the
woods, a half hour from the village. When Little Red Riding Hood entered the woods a
wolf came up to her. She did not know what a wicked animal he was, and was not afraid of
him. "Good day to you, Little Red Riding Hood." - "Thank you, wolf." - "Where are you
going so early, Little Red Riding Hood?" - "To grandmother's." - "And what are you
carrying under your apron?" - "Grandmother is sick and weak, and I am taking her some
cake and wine. We baked yesterday, and they should give her strength." - "Little Red
Riding Hood, just where does your grandmother live?" - "Her house is a good quarter hour
from here in the woods, under the three large oak trees. There's a hedge of hazel bushes
there. You must know the place," said Little Red Riding Hood. The wolf thought to himself:
"Now there is a tasty bite for me. Just how are you going to catch her?" Then he said:
"Listen, Little Red Riding Hood, haven't you seen the beautiful flowers that are blossoming
in the woods? Why don't you go and take a look? And I don't believe you can hear how
beautifully the birds are singing. You are walking along as though you were on your way to
school in the village. It is very beautiful in the woods.”
I am taking her some cake and wine. We baked yesterday
› I am taking her some cake and wine which (that) were baked yesterday
› Little Red Riding Hood, haven't you seen the beautiful flowers that (which)
are blossoming in the woods?
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› THIRD PARAGRAPH
› Little Red Riding Hood opened her eyes and saw the sunlight breaking through the trees
and how the ground was covered with beautiful flowers. She thought: "If a take a
bouquet to grandmother, she will be very pleased. Anyway, it is still early, and I'll be home
on time." And she ran off into the woods looking for flowers. Each time she picked one she
thought that she could see an even more beautiful one a little way off, and she ran after it,
going further and further into the woods. But the wolf ran straight to the grandmother's
house and knocked on the door. "Who's there?" - "Little Red Riding Hood. I'm bringing you
some cake and wine. Open the door for me." - "Just press the latch," called out the
grandmother. "I'm too weak to get up." The wolf pressed the latch, and the door opened. He
stepped inside, went straight to the grandmother's bed, and ate her up. Then he took her
clothes, put them on, and put her cap on his head. He got into her bed and pulled the
curtains shut.
› PASSIVE AND ACTIVE
› The ground was covered with beautiful
› flowers. (PASSIVE)
› Beautiful flowers covered the ground (active)
› I'm bringing you some cake and wine (active)
› Some cake and wine are being brought
› to you by me (PASSIVE)
› The wolf pressed the latch The wolf ate her up (A)
› The latch was pressed by the wolf She was eaten up by the wolf (P)
› he took her clothes and put them He pulled the curtaints (A)
› Her clothes were taken and put by him The curtaints were pulled by him (P)

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› FOURTH PARAGRAPH
Little Red Riding Hood had run after flowers, and did not continue on her way to
grandmother's until she had gathered all that she could carry. When she arrived, she
found, to her surprise, that the door was open. She walked into the parlor, and everything
looked so strange that she thought: "Oh, my God, why am I so afraid? I usually like it at
grandmother's." Then she went to the bed and pulled back the curtains. Grandmother was
lying there with her cap pulled down over her face and looking very strange.
- "Oh, grandmother, what big ears you have!" - "All the better to hear you with."
-"Oh, grandmother, what big eyes you have!" - "All the better to see you with.“
- "Oh, grandmother, what big hands you have!" - "All the better to grab you with!"
- "Oh, grandmother, what a horribly big mouth you have!" - "All the better to eat you with!"
And with that he jumped out of bed, jumped on top of poor Little Red Riding Hood, and ate
her up.
ADJECTIVE CLAUSE INSIDE THE MAIN CLAUSE (Whose)
The wolf had big ears. It could hear her better for it.
The wolf, whose ears were big, could hear better ...
The wolf had big eyes. It could see her better for it.
The wolf, whose eyes were big, could see better ...
The wolf had big hands. It could grab her better for it.
The wolf, whose hands were big, could grab better ...
The wolf had a horribly big mouth. It could eat her better for it.
The wolf, whose mouth was horribly big, could eat better ...

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› FIFTH PARAGRAPH
› As soon as the wolf had finished this tasty bite, he climbed back into bed, fell asleep, and began to snore
very loudly. A huntsman was just passing by. He thought it strange that the old woman was snoring so
loudly, so he decided to take a look. He stepped inside, and in the bed there lay the wolf that he had been
hunting for such a long time. "He has eaten the grandmother, but perhaps she still can be saved. I won't
shoot him," thought the huntsman. So he took a pair of scissors and cut open his belly. He had cut only a few
strokes when he saw the red cap shining through. He cut a little more, and the girl jumped out and cried:
"Oh, I was so frightened! It was so dark inside the wolf's body!" And then the grandmother came out alive as
well. Then Little Red Riding Hood fetched some large heavy stones. They filled the wolf's body with them,
and when he woke up and tried to run away, the stones were so heavy that he fell down dead.
• PASSIVE AND ACTIVE
› The wolf has eaten the grandmother (active)
› The grandmother has been eaten by the wolf (PASSIVE)
• Perhaps she still can be saved by the
huntsman (PASSIVE)
• Perhaps the huntsman still can save her
(active)
• The huntsman cut open his belly
(active)
• His belly was cut open by the
huntsman (PASSIVE)
› He had cut only a few strokes when he saw the red cap shining through. (A)
› Only a few stokes had been cut by him when he saw the red cap shining trough (P)

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› SIXTH PARAGRAPH (THE LAST ONE)
› The three of them were happy. The huntsman took the wolf's pelt. The grandmother ate
the cake and drank the wine that Little Red Riding Hood had brought. And Little Red
Riding Hood thought to herself: "As long as I live, I will never leave the path and run off
into the woods by myself if mother tells me not to.“
› PASSIVE AND ACTIVE
›
The huntsman took the wolf's pelt.
› The wolf’s pelt was taken by the huntsman
› The grandmother ate the cake and drank the wine
› The cake was eaten and the wine was drunk by the
grandmother
› Little Red Riding Hood will never leave the path if mother tells her
not to.
› The path will never be left by the Little Red Riding Hood if
mother tells her not to.

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SOME MODALS IN HISTORY
Behave yourself on the way, and do not leave the path, or you might fall down and break the glass,
and then there will be nothing for your sick grandmother.“
Might / May / Could – They are used to talk about Future Possibility
Use MAY NOT or MIGH NOT to say that something possibly will not happen
Use COULDN’T only when something is impossible.
Grandmother is sick and weak, and I am taking her some cake and wine. We baked yesterday, and
they should give her strength.
Should / Ought to / had better – They are used to give advice
SHOULD is more formal then OUGHT TO
Use HAD BETTER for urgent advice
Use SHOULD to ask for advice
Use SHOULDN’T and HAD BETTER NOT for negative statements
I don't believe you can hear how beautifully the birds are singing.
He has eaten the grandmother, but perhaps she still can be saved
Can / Be able to – They are used to describe Present Ability
CAN is more common than BE ABLE TO
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› SOME MODALS IN HISTORY
› Each time she picked one she thought that she could see an even more beautiful one a
little way
› Little Red Riding Hood had run after flowers, and did not continue on her way to
grandmother's until she had gathered all that she could carry.
› Could / was/were able to – They are used to describe Past Ability
› MORE MODALS:
› Have to / Have got to / must – They are used to express necessity
› PAY ATTENTION: MUST NOT and DON’T HAVE TO are very different
› MUST NOT – Are used to express prohibition
› DON’T HAVE TO – Are used to express that something is nor necessary.
› Use MUST / HAVE TO / HAVE GOT TO when you are ALMOST 100% certain that
something is true
› Use MAY / MIGHT / COULD when you are LESS certain
› Use CAN’T / COULDN’T when you are almost 100% certain that something is
impossible
› Use MUST NOT when you are slightly less certain
› Use MAY NOT / MIGHT NOT when you are even less certain