ADJECTIVE

CLAUSES
Arranged by Aswarini S.
 ADJECTIVES

Adjectives describe nouns.

Examples:

● I bought the white shirt online.

● They have known that bad news.

 ADJECTIVE PHRASES

Adjective phrases are groups of words that describe a noun.

Examples:

● Your cat is really cute.

● She is more beautiful than my sister.

● Mom said the cost of a car is way too high.

 ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

● An adjective clause describes a noun.

● An adjective clause is also called as a relative clause.

● A relative clause usually begins with a relative word.

 ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
• The following words mark the beginning of an adjective clause: who, whom, that,

which, whose, where, when.

e.g. This is the book that I really want to buy.

• Sometimes an adjective clause begins with no marker.

e.g. I received a birthday present I didn’t like.

 ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
• Some adjective clauses are set apart from the rest of the sentence by commas.

e.g. John Donahoe saved eBay, which was declining.

 MORE EXAMPLES

Examples:
● That dog that you found belongs to the Olsons.

● The woman who lives next door is a nurse.

● Is that the jacket which you want to buy?

 EXERCISE
Mention the adjective clause of each sentence below.

1. Amazon, which is now the largest online retailer, began by selling books.

2. Bezos wanted a name that began with “A.”

3. He needed to hire people whose talents would improve the company

4. The 1990s was a time when people were just beginning to use the Internet

5. Bezos created a place where customers could make recommendations to other users.
 EXERCISE
Mention the adjective clause of each sentence below.

1. Amazon, which is now the largest online retailer, began by selling books.

2. Bezos wanted a name that began with “A.”

3. He needed to hire people whose talents would improve the company.

4. The 1990s was a time when people were just beginning to use the Internet.

5. Bezos created a place where customers could make recommendations to other users.
 RELATIVE WORDS
• Who : is used for a person/people as a subject

• Whom : is used for a person/people as an object

• Whose : is used for possession

• Which : is used for a thing/things as a subject or object

• That : is used for a thing/person as a subject or object

• When : is used for time

• Where : is used for a place

 WHO

Example:
• Amy is my friend. Amy loves dancing

s v o

• Amy is my friend who loves dancing.

Who is used because it refers to Amy (a person) as a subject.

 WHOM

Example
• Mr. John is my teacher. I met him yesterday.

s v o

• Mr. John is my teacher whom I met yesterday.

Whom is used because it refers to Mr. John (a person) as an object.

 WHOSE

Example:
• Ted is the one. His book is borrowed by Tina.

• Ted is the one whose book is borrowed by Tina.

Whose is used because it refers to Ted who posses something (book).

 WHICH

Example:
• Molly is my cat which is given by my dad.

Which is used because it refers to Molly (an animal/thing) as an object.

• I like reading the book which is on the table.

Which is used because it refers to the book (a thing) as a subject.

 THAT

Examples:
• Monica is the one that admire Tom.

That can be used to refer to Monica (person) as a subject.

• I want to watch again the movie that we have watched yesterday.

That can be used to refer to the movie (a thing) as an object.

 WHEN

Examples:

• I miss the time when my little brother was a cute baby.

• I remember the last holiday when we went on vacation together.

 WHERE

Examples:

• Here is the hospital where I was born.

• I want to go to a place where is very quiet.

 MORE EXAMPLES
• This is the jacket which I want to buy.

• My best friend is someone who is always by my side.

• I skip the class that was just finished 10 minutes ago.

• He is my classmate whose hand phone was lost yesterday in the class room.

• I forget the old man whom I helped last week.

 EXERCISE
Complete the sentences with WHO / WHICH / WHERE / WHOSE:

My friend ………………..(1) took me to a restaurant works in a big shop

………………(2) sells expensive shoes. The restaurant ……………………. (3) we had

lunch was very modern. The food ………………….. (4) they served was excellent. The

waiters ………………….. (5) shirts were silk were always busy with the customers

…………………… (6) wallets were full of money.

 EXERCISE
Complete the sentences with WHO / WHICH / WHERE / WHOSE:

My friend who (1) took me to a restaurant works in a big shop which (2) sells

expensive shoes. The restaurant where (3) we had lunch was very modern. The food

which (4) they served was excellent. The waiters whose (5) shirts were silk were always

busy with the customers whose (6) wallets were full of money.
 EXERCISE
Join the sentences using WHO, WHEN, WHERE, WHICH or WHOSE.

1. She’s the girl. She works in the library.

2. Corfu is an island. It has many beautiful beaches.

3. Here’s the alarm clock. I bought it yesterday.

4. I’ve spoken to John. His house was burgled last Monday.

5. There is the hospital. I was born there.

 EXERCISE
Join the sentences using WHO, WHEN, WHERE, WHICH or WHOSE.

1. She’s the girl who works in the library.

2. Corfu is an island which has many beautiful beaches.

3. Here’s the alarm clock which I bought yesterday.

4. I’ve spoken to John whose house was burgled last Monday.

5. There is the hospital where I was born.

 RELATIVE WORD AS OBJECT OF PREPOSITION

The relative word can be the object of a preposition (to, about, with, of, etc.).
NON ESSENSIAL ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
 EXERCISE
Complete the following sentences with an adjective clause.

1. I’ll never forget the time when _____________________________________

2. I gave up my seat on the bus to a woman whose ______________________

3. Students who ___________________________________ must study harder.

4. Often, people who _________________________ end up being successful.

5. Many people find Bali, where _____________________________, exciting.

 Reference

Online Interaction: Adjective Clauses Descriptive Phrases.

National Geographic Learning. Retreived from
https://eltngl.com/assets/downloads/gic_pro0000000555/gic3
_u7.pdf
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