Adjective Clause

Modifies a noun. It describes or gives information about a noun

What is clause?
A clause is a structure that has a subject and a verb Clause: - Independent - Dependent An adjective clause immediately follows the noun it modifies.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE Relative Clause

Adjective clause is also called . Connectors: who, whom, which, whose How to use them in sentences? WHO : to replace subject (person) The man is friendly. He lives next to me. The man who lives next to me is friendly . An adjective clause immediately follows the noun it modifies. The man is friendly who lives next to me. Do you know the people? They live in the white house. Dou you know the people who live in the white house?

WHOM : to replace object (person) The man was friendly. I met him yesterday The man was friendly whom I met yesterday The man whom I met yesterday was friendly The woman gave me some information. I called her The woman gave me some information whom I called. The woman whom I called gave me some information.

WHICH : to replace subject /object (thing) The river is polluted. It flows through town The river is polluted which flows through town The river which flows through town is polluted The books were expensive. I bought them The books were expensive which I bought them The books which I bought them were expensive

WHOSE : to replace a possession (person/thing) The man called the police. His car was stolen The man called the police whose 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
1. The people were nice. I met them at the party last night. 2. The students that came to class late. They missed the quiz. 3. The woman was walking her dog. I saw her 4. I talked to the people. They were sitting next to me. 5. The person is my grandmother. I admire her most 6. That is the couple. Their apartment was burglarized 7. I know a man. He doesn t have to work for a living 8. The man is over there. I told you about him. 9. The office is on Main Street. Amy works in it. 10. That is the man. His son is an astronaut.

Exercise 2 (ORAL, book closed)

1. 2. 3. People ________live in New York City are called New Yorkers. Tina likes the present _______ I gave her for her birthday George Washington is the president _____ picture is on a onedollar bill 4. I like the people with ________ I work. 5. Have you seen the movie __________ is playing at the Fox Theater? 6. A stenographer is a person ______ can write shorthand 7. A thermometer is an instrument ______measures the temperature. 8. The man ______ I told you about is standing over there. 9. That s Tom Jenkins. He s the boy _____ parents live in Switzerland. 10. Monkeys will eat eggs, grass, fruit, birds, snakes, insects, nuts, flowers, leaves, and frogs. Monkeys will eat almost anything _____they can find.