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    An adjective clause is a dependent clause that is used as an adjective within a sentence. It usually begins with a relative pronoun like which, that, who, whom, whose or a relative adverb like where, when, why. The document provides examples of sentences containing adjective clauses, with the adjective clauses highlighted in bold text.

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    An adjective clause is a dependent clause that is used as an adjective within a sentence. It usually begins with a relative pronoun like which, that, who, whom, whose or a relative adverb like where, when, why. The document provides examples of sentences containing adjective clauses, with the adjective clauses highlighted in bold text.

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    adjective clause

    Definition: A dependent clause used as an adjective within a sentence. Also known as an adjectival clause or a relative clause. An adjective clause usually begins with a relative pronoun (which, that, who, whom, whose), a relative adverb (where, when, why), or a zero relative. 1. In the early years of my boyhood, my parents coped very well in America. 2. My father, who had steady work, and my mother, who managed at home, were nobody's victims. 3. Ambition led them to purchase a home that was many blocks from the poor side of Sacramento. 4. This home, which they had worked so hard to own, was only a block from the biggest, whitest houses in town. 5. Despite their achievements, the confidence of "belonging" in public was withheld from them both. 6. They regarded the people at work, the faces in crowds, as very distant from us. 7. They were the others, los gringos, who always spoke too rapidly. 8. The English that my parents spoke in public was hesitant, accented, not always grammatical. 9. The Spanish language of their Mexican past, which they spoke at home, sounded in counterpoint to the English of public society. 10. The Spanish that they spoke with ease was a pleasing, soothing, consoling reminder of home. In the following sentences, the adjective clauses are in bold print. 1. (no adjective clauses) 2. My father, who had steady work, and my mother, who managed at home, were nobody's victims. 3. Ambition led them to purchase a home that was many blocks from the poor side of Sacramento. 4. This home, which they had worked so hard to own, was only a block from the biggest, whitest houses in town. 5. (no adjective clauses) 6. (no adjective clauses) 7. They were the others, los gringos, who always spoke too rapidly. 8. The English that my parents spoke in public was hesitant, accented, not always grammatical. 9. The Spanish language of their Mexican past, which they spoke at home, sounded in counterpoint to the English of public society. 10. The Spanish that they spoke with ease was a pleasing, soothing, consoling reminder of home.

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