Adjectival Clauses

Things to remember:

1 A clause replaces both the noun and the Wrong: The book that I read it was interesting.
pronoun. Right: The book that I read was interesting.

2 An adjectival clause has to be next to the noun Wrong: The furniture was in the living room, which she moved.
it replaces. Right: The furniture, which she moved, was in the living room.

3 Clauses can be reduced. My sister, who is a designer, is in Germany.

My sister, a designer, is in Germany.

The USB which I bought has 1G of memory.

The USB I bought has 1G of memory.

4 Sometimes it is better to just use an adjective. OK: I have a bed which is very comfortable.
Better: I have a very comfortable bed.

5 Who is for people. My father, who is in Korea these days, is a businessman.

6 That can be used for people and things. The class that she took was useful.
The teacher that I had was from England.

7 Which is used for things. The MOA, which is located at UBC, is having an open house.

8 Where is for places. Vancouver, where I was born, is a beautiful city.

But: Vancouver, which is on the Pacific Coast, is a beautiful city.

9 no commas: essential information My neighbour who lives upstairs works at night.

commas: non essential information

My friend, who just got his own place, is getting used to living alone.
10 Prepositions: If a prepositional phrase is used, I was a member of a UBC club. I learned to ski in that club.
you must use the preposition with a pronoun. I was a member of a UBC club in which I learned to ski.
Practice :

1 Leonardo DiCaprio starred in Titanic. He was not famous before.

2 Cars in Vancouver must pass AirCare. Cars older than 1992 must pass AirCare.

3 I study in the building. The building has a lot of windows.

4 Reduce: The woman who is wearing the long sweater looks like a student.

5 Tokyo has over 12 million inhabitants. Tokyo is the capital city of Japan.

6 I lived in Tokyo for one year. Tokyo is a fascinating city.

7 Commas? My textbook which cost $40 has a good glossary.

8 Commas? The textbook which I bought has a good glossary.

9 Just use an adjective: He hired a salesperson. The salesperson was motivated.

10 Fix: The recipe for the cake is in the book which she cooked.