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Here is a brief review of adjective clauses and relative pronouns.

An adjective clause is used to describe a noun:

The car which was red belonged to Johan.

Young-Hee, who is a Korean student, lives in Victoria.

Hans, who is an architect, lives in Berlin.

Marike, whom Hans knows well, is an interior decorator.

Marike has a dog which follows her everywhere.

Marike is decorating a house that Hans designed.

Non-defining

clauses: give extra information about the noun, but they are not essential: The desk in the corner, which is covered in books, is mine.

The package that arrived this morning is on the desk.

When you are sure that you understand the topic, you can go on to the exercises.

1.The man was sick. He looked very pale.

2. He was sitting in the emergency room. It was very crowded. 3. A nurse was nearby. He called to her. 4. The nurse called a doctor. He came quickly. 5. The doctor asked him to lie down. She looked very worried. 6. She gave the man an injection. It made him go to sleep.

1. The man who looked very pale was sick. The man who was sick looked very pale.
2. He was sitting in the emergency room, which was very crowded. 3. He called to a nurse who was nearby. A nurse whom he called to, was nearby.

4. The nurse called a doctor who came quickly. 5. The doctor who looked very worried asked him to lie down.

6. She gave the man an injection which made him go to sleep. She gave the man an injection that made him go to sleep.

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