An adjective clause usually begins with a relative pronoun: a word that relates the information in the adjective clause to a word or a phrase in the main clause.
The most common adjective clauses begin with one of these relative pronouns: who, which, and that. All three pronouns refer to a noun, but who refers only to people and which refers only to things. That may refer to either people or things.
Two other relative pronouns used to introduce adjective clauses are whose (the possessive form of who) and whom (the object form of who). Whose begins an adjective clause that describes something that belongs to or is a part of someone or something mentioned in the main clause:
The ostrich, whose wings are useless for flight, can run faster than the swiftest horse.
Whom stands for the noun that receives the action of the verb in the adjective clause:
Anne Sullivan was the teacher whom Helen Keller met in 1887.
Notice that in this sentence Helen Keller is the subject of the adjective clause, and whom is the object. Put another way, who is equivalent to the subject pronouns he, she, or they in a main clause; whom is equivalent to the object pronouns him, her, or them in a main clause.
A sentence which contains just one clause is called a simple sentence.
A sentence which contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is called a complex sentence. (Dependent clauses are also called subordinate clauses.)
There are three basic types of dependent clauses: adjective clauses, adverb clauses, and noun clauses. (Adjective clauses are also called relative clauses.)
This page contains information about adjective clauses. Also see Adverb Clauses and Noun Clauses.
-Adjective clauses perform the same function in sentences that adjectives do: they modify nouns.
The teacher has a car. (Car is a noun.)
It’s a new car. (New is an adjective which modifies car.)
The car that she is driving is not hers.
(That she is driving is an adjective clause which modifies car. It’s a clause because it has a subject (she) and a predicate (is driving); it’s an adjective clause because it modifies a noun.)
Note that adjectives usually precede the nouns they modify; adjective clauses always follow the nouns they modify.
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UNIT 11: Adjective Clauses
I think that to learn and analyze the adjective clauses is very important in order to improve our English Skills and become more fluent. For example when you practice complex sentences like a combination of dependent clauses and independent clauses. The following are few examples:
1.Placement: The adjective clauses can be:
1.1 After the main clause
- He have bought a car that runs very fast.
1.2 Inside the main clause
- The car that runs very fast is small .
2.Relative pronouns: Who, Whom, Which, that
2.1 Subjects: Who, which, that
2.1.1 People. - Use ‘who’ or ‘that’ to refer people.
- She has a teacher who likes to scream in class.
- The athletes have a trainer that is from another country.
2.1.2 Things. - Use ‘that’ or ‘which’ to refer things
- That is the house which is very big.
- Those are the trees that were cut.
2.2 Objects: Who(m), Which, That, Ø (no pronoun)
2.2.1 People.- Use 'who(m)', 'that' or no-pronoun to refer people.
- This is the child who(m) we gave money.
2.2.2 Things.- Use 'which', 'that' or no-pronoun to refer things.
- This is the movie which she likes a lot.
3. Whose to indicate possession
3.1 Whose + noun
3.1.1 People
- I saw a movie about a man whose brother became a criminal.
3.1.2 Things
- It’s the building whose shape is very modern.
4. Where and When in Adjective Clauses
4.1 Place.- Use ‘where’ to refer places.
- I usually go to the city where I was born.
4.2 Time.- Use ‘when’, ‘that‘ or no pronoun to refer time.
- I remember the day when I saw a good movie.
5. Adjective clauses: Identifying or Nonidentifying
5.1 Identifying clauses: Never use commas.
- The woman who is laughing next to me likes bolliwood movies.
5.2 Nonidentifying: Use commas.
- My neighbor Manuel, who I lend some money, left the city.
Irving Carrera Espinoza.
1.Placement: The adjective clauses can be:
1.1 After the main clause
- He have bought a car that runs very fast.
1.2 Inside the main clause
- The car that runs very fast is small .
2.Relative pronouns: Who, Whom, Which, that
2.1 Subjects: Who, which, that
2.1.1 People. - Use ‘who’ or ‘that’ to refer people.
- She has a teacher who likes to scream in class.
- The athletes have a trainer that is from another country.
2.1.2 Things. - Use ‘that’ or ‘which’ to refer things
- That is the house which is very big.
- Those are the trees that were cut.
2.2 Objects: Who(m), Which, That, Ø (no pronoun)
2.2.1 People.- Use 'who(m)', 'that' or no-pronoun to refer people.
- This is the child who(m) we gave money.
2.2.2 Things.- Use 'which', 'that' or no-pronoun to refer things.
- This is the movie which she likes a lot.
3. Whose to indicate possession
3.1 Whose + noun
3.1.1 People
- I saw a movie about a man whose brother became a criminal.
3.1.2 Things
- It’s the building whose shape is very modern.
4. Where and When in Adjective Clauses
4.1 Place.- Use ‘where’ to refer places.
- I usually go to the city where I was born.
4.2 Time.- Use ‘when’, ‘that‘ or no pronoun to refer time.
- I remember the day when I saw a good movie.
5. Adjective clauses: Identifying or Nonidentifying
5.1 Identifying clauses: Never use commas.
- The woman who is laughing next to me likes bolliwood movies.
5.2 Nonidentifying: Use commas.
- My neighbor Manuel, who I lend some money, left the city.
Irving Carrera Espinoza.
Unit 11: Adjective Clauses: Review and Expansion
Adjective Clauses
I think this part of english grammar is one of the most interesting. Let's remember adjectives modify (or describe) nouns and pronouns.We could learn a little more about it.
Example:
· Intelligent students understand adjectives.
(The word "intelligent" is an adjective because it describes the noun "students.")
But adjectives are not always single words. Sometimes they are clauses:
Example:
Students who are intelligent understand adjectives.
(The adjective clause is underlined. It is an "adjective" clause because it describes the noun "students.")
Some adjective clauses need to be set off by commas and others don’t.
Some adjective clauses are like gossip, they provide additional detail about someone (or something) whose identity we already know. Put commas around those.
Examples:
My English teacher, who wears old fashioned ties, is laughed at by the students.
My English book, which is a monument of boredom, is used mainly as a
door stop.
Jose Pozo
Jose Pozo
Unit 11: Adjective Clauses: Review and Expansion
Adjective Clauses
I think this part of english grammar is one of the most interesting. Let's remember adjectives modify (or describe) nouns and pronouns.We could learn a little more about it.
Example:
• Intelligent students understand adjectives.
(The word "intelligent" is an adjective because it describes the noun "students.")
But adjectives are not always single words. Sometimes they are clauses:
Example:
• Students who are intelligent understand adjectives.
(The adjective clause is Who are intelligent because it describes the noun "students.")
Some adjective clauses need to be set off by commas and others don’t.
Now here’s the part you’ve never understood—non-restrictive clauses need commas and restrictive clauses don’t.
Some adjective clauses are like gossip, they provide additional detail about someone (or something) whose identity we already know. Put commas around those.
Examples:
My English teacher, who wears old fashioned ties, is laughed at by the students.
My English book, which is a monument of boredom, is used mainly as a
door stop.
I think this part of english grammar is one of the most interesting. Let's remember adjectives modify (or describe) nouns and pronouns.We could learn a little more about it.
Example:
• Intelligent students understand adjectives.
(The word "intelligent" is an adjective because it describes the noun "students.")
But adjectives are not always single words. Sometimes they are clauses:
Example:
• Students who are intelligent understand adjectives.
(The adjective clause is Who are intelligent because it describes the noun "students.")
Some adjective clauses need to be set off by commas and others don’t.
Now here’s the part you’ve never understood—non-restrictive clauses need commas and restrictive clauses don’t.
Some adjective clauses are like gossip, they provide additional detail about someone (or something) whose identity we already know. Put commas around those.
Examples:
My English teacher, who wears old fashioned ties, is laughed at by the students.
My English book, which is a monument of boredom, is used mainly as a
door stop.
Unit 11 Adjective Clauses
It's important to use a complex sentence using adjective clauses and to know when to combine who, that,whom and some cases without pronuons, this unit shows us the rules
An adjective clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun. It is possible to combine the following two sentences to form one sentence containing an adjective clause:
The children are going to visit the central park.
They are on the bus.
The children who are on the bus are going to visit the central park.
It could be :
The children that are on the bus are going to visit the central park.
Who and that could be used to refer to people, as the subjects of verbs in adjective clauses.
Some other sentences can be combined into a sentence using adjective clauses in a variety of ways, and they are all correct.
Juan Perez, whose wife works in the ABC company, writes articles in the most important newspaper of the city.
Jesus Calzado :)
ADV 05
An adjective clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun. It is possible to combine the following two sentences to form one sentence containing an adjective clause:
The children are going to visit the central park.
They are on the bus.
The children who are on the bus are going to visit the central park.
It could be :
The children that are on the bus are going to visit the central park.
Who and that could be used to refer to people, as the subjects of verbs in adjective clauses.
Some other sentences can be combined into a sentence using adjective clauses in a variety of ways, and they are all correct.
The church is old.
My brothers were married there.
The church where my brothers were married is old.
The church in which my brothers were married is old.
The church which my brothers were married in is old.
The church that my brothers were married in is old.
The church my brothers were married in is old.
Juan Perez, whose wife works in the ABC company, writes articles in the most important newspaper of the city.
Jesus Calzado :)
ADV 05
Unit 11: Adjective Clauses: Review and Expansion
It's important to use a complex sentence using adjective clauses and to know when to combine who, that,whom and some cases without pronuons, this unit shows us the rules
An adjective clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun. It is possible to combine the following two sentences to form one sentence containing an adjective clause:
The children are going to visit the central park.
They are on the bus.
The children who are on the bus are going to visit the central park.
It could be :
The children that are on the bus are going to visit the central park.
Who and that could be used to refer to people, as the subjects of verbs in adjective clauses.
Some other sentences can be combined into a sentence using adjective clauses in a variety of ways, and they are all correct.
Juan Perez, whose wife works in the ABC company, writes articles in the most important newspaper of the city.
Jesus Calzado :)
An adjective clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun. It is possible to combine the following two sentences to form one sentence containing an adjective clause:
The children are going to visit the central park.
They are on the bus.
The children who are on the bus are going to visit the central park.
It could be :
The children that are on the bus are going to visit the central park.
Who and that could be used to refer to people, as the subjects of verbs in adjective clauses.
Some other sentences can be combined into a sentence using adjective clauses in a variety of ways, and they are all correct.
The church is old.
My brothers were married there.
The church where my brothers were married is old.
The church in which my brothers were married is old.
The church which my brothers were married in is old.
The church that my brothers were married in is old.
The church my brothers were married in is old.
Juan Perez, whose wife works in the ABC company, writes articles in the most important newspaper of the city.
Jesus Calzado :)
jueves, 13 de agosto de 2009
Unit 11: Adjective Clauses: Review and Expansion
Well, I really interested in this unit because I could have learn a little more about it because as I mentioned the last month it's very important to review the all lessons that you studied, is the only way to learn, so now I recognized when you use the adjectives clauses in the identifying way because there you can distinguises one person or thing from another and when the adjectives clauses are nonidentifying you can add extra information but you don't distinguise nothing from another also you can notice it because this is enclosed in commas.
Examples:
- Miguel would invite me to have dinner with his family when his boss pay him. (I)
- My best friend, who is my neighboard, give me a special big gift. (NI)
Examples:
- My boss bought a gift for her daughter in Saga two days ago.
- My boss, who bought a gift for her daughter in Saga two days ago
- My boss, bought a gift for her daughter in Saga two days ago (It's not correct)
AO5
Unit 11: Adjective Clauses: Review and Expansion
One of the most interesting part of this section of grammar is know when you can omit the relative pronoun and when you cannt, for example when the relative pronoun refer to a subject, never and ever ever you can omit it because it refer to a subject, but if the relative pronoun is in the complement then is possible to omit or replaced by that ( except if the relative pronoun is in a nonidentifying clauses).. so all this is posible just in a identifying adjective clauses for nonidentifying is imposible to do it because is a nonidentifying clause.
Examples:
-Harriet is a woman whom I respect. ( whom can be replaced by that or omited, because is "whom I respect" is a identifying clause)
-Harvey, whose house we0re renting, is a lawyer. ( whose cannt be omitted because is a nonidentifiying clause )
Ivan Arturo, Apaza B.
A05
Examples:
-Harriet is a woman whom I respect. ( whom can be replaced by that or omited, because is "whom I respect" is a identifying clause)
-Harvey, whose house we0re renting, is a lawyer. ( whose cannt be omitted because is a nonidentifiying clause )
Ivan Arturo, Apaza B.
A05
Unit 11: Adjective Clauses: Review and Expansion
This unit Is neccesary when you want to write a report or tell a history because you emphazise the context.
Adjectives clauses Here, the entire clause takes on the function of an adjective, usually modifying a noun or pronoun, the antecedent
An adjective clause is used to describe a noun:
Example:
The house, which was blue, belonged to San Martin.
A relative pronoun is usually used to introduce an adjective clause:
Example:
Young-Hee, who was Venezuelan, lived in Lima .
Adjectives clauses are normally introduced by a relative pronoun such as which/that (things); who/that/whom (people); whose (to indicate possession); where (place) or when (time).
Examples:
I'm looking for a secretary who speaks Spanish.
There's a restaurant that serves Mexican dishes.
I'm going to a store where they know a lot about those things.
An identifying relative clause gives necessary information and is essential to the meaning of the main sentence. The relative pronouns can be omitted when they are the object of the relative clause. The relative clause is not put in commas.
Example
The movie that I watched yesterday was exciting.
Note. Never put commas before THAT
A non-identifying clause gives extra information and is not essential to the meaning of the main sentence. In non-identifying relative clauses, the relative pronouns cannot be omitted and cannot be replaced by that. The relative clause is put in commas.
My sister, who is a good doctor, studied medicine.
Carmen Alvarez Ch.
Adjectives clauses Here, the entire clause takes on the function of an adjective, usually modifying a noun or pronoun, the antecedent
An adjective clause is used to describe a noun:
Example:
The house, which was blue, belonged to San Martin.
A relative pronoun is usually used to introduce an adjective clause:
Example:
Young-Hee, who was Venezuelan, lived in Lima .
Adjectives clauses are normally introduced by a relative pronoun such as which/that (things); who/that/whom (people); whose (to indicate possession); where (place) or when (time).
Examples:
I'm looking for a secretary who speaks Spanish.
There's a restaurant that serves Mexican dishes.
I'm going to a store where they know a lot about those things.
An identifying relative clause gives necessary information and is essential to the meaning of the main sentence. The relative pronouns can be omitted when they are the object of the relative clause. The relative clause is not put in commas.
Example
The movie that I watched yesterday was exciting.
Note. Never put commas before THAT
A non-identifying clause gives extra information and is not essential to the meaning of the main sentence. In non-identifying relative clauses, the relative pronouns cannot be omitted and cannot be replaced by that. The relative clause is put in commas.
My sister, who is a good doctor, studied medicine.
Carmen Alvarez Ch.
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