Adjective/ Relative

Clause
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• A clause is a structure that has a subject
and a verb
• An adjective modifies a noun.
• An adjective clause modifies a noun. It
describes or gives information about a
noun.
Adjective clause

WHO
WHOM
THAT
WHICH
WHOSE
WHO (SUBJECT)
The man is friendly
He lives next to me

The man who lives next to me is friendly

WHOM (OBJECT)
The man was friendly
I met him

The man whom I met was friendly

WHICH AND THAT (THINGS)
The river is polutted.
It flows through town

The river which flows through town is polluted

The river that flows through town is polluted
 The books were expensive
I bought them

The books which I bought were expensive

The books that I bought were expensive
WHOSE (POSSESSIVE PRONOUN)
The man called the police
His car was stolen

The man whose car was stolen called the police

 I know a girl
Her brother is a movie star

I know a girl whose brother is a movie star

 The people were friendly
We bought their house

The people whose house we bought were

friendly
EXERCISE
• The police officer was friendly. He gave me directions
• I don’t know the man. He is talking to Rita
• The people were very nice. I met them at the party last night.
• The woman thanked me. I helped her.
• The people have three cars. They live next to me.
• I have a class. It begins at 8:00 a.m.
• My daughter asked me a question. I couldn’t answer it.
• I lost the scarf. I borrowed it from my roommate.
• A globe is a ball. This ball has a map of the world on it.
• The bus is always crowded. I take it to school every morning.
• There is the woman. Her cat died.
• Over there is a man. I’m dating his daughter.
• There is the professor. I’m taking her course.
• That is the man. His son is an astronaut.
• That is the girl. I borrowed her camera.
• There is the boy. His mother is a famous musician.
• They are the people. We visited their house last month.
• That is the couple. Their apartment was burglarized.