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Adjective clauses modify nouns or pronouns Adjective clauses modify nouns or pronouns. Most adjective clauses are also known as relative clauses because they are usually introduced by the relative pronoun who, which, that, whose, or whom. The relative pronoun is the subject or object of the clause it begins. Adjective clauses also usually appear immediately after the word that they modify.

FUNCTIONS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE Adjective Clause is used to modify a noun or a pronoun. An adjective clause begins with the relative pronouns "who ", " whom" "that", "whose", or "which". EX: They are searching for the one who borrowed the book. Did I tell you about the author whom I met? The books that people read were mainly religious.

FUNCTIONS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE EX: The meat which they ate was tainted. The book which has the blue cover is mine.

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Concept Checking When do you use the pronoun who in a relative clause? To refer to a person The man who escaped from the prison was a bank robber. 2. When do you use the pronoun which in a relative clause? To refer to a thing The car which is parked there is the director’s car. 3. When do you use the pronoun that in a relative clause? To refer to a person or a thing The man that escaped from the prison was a bank robber. The car that is parked there is the director’s car.

Join the sentences on the left with those on the right using who or which 1. Do you know a shop? 2. I know somebody. 3. I want some plates. 4. I was at school with the man. 5. I’d like to speak to the person. 6. She’s got friendly with a boy. 7. The police haven’t found the man. 8. There’s some cheese in the fridge. 9. We’ve got some light bulbs. 10. This is the switch. He lives next door. He stole my car. He/She deals with exports. It isn’t working. It needs to be eaten. It sells good coffee. They last for years. She could mend that chair. They can go in the microwave. He is driving that taxi.

Concept Checking How do you reduce an adjective clause to an adjective phrase? If there is a to be (am, is, are, etc), delete the to be and the relative pronoun (who/which/that) The car which is parked there is the director’s car. The car parked there is the director’s car. If there is no to be (am, is, are, etc), delete the relative pronoun (who/which/that) and change the verb to Ving. The man who escaped from the prison was a bank robber. The man escaping from the prison was a bank robber.

Change the relative clauses below to relative phrases 1. The nurse who is looking after my mother is very kind to her. 2. Luggage that is left unattended will be taken away by police. 3. Who’s that good-looking man who is talking to Alice? 4. All the rubbish that is floating in the sea is a real danger to health. 5. Do you know the man who is standing near the door?

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