I received two job offers. I accepted neither of them. Combine the sentences. Use the second sentence as an adjective clause. Add commas where necessary. I received two job offers. I accepted neither of them. I received two job offers, neither of which I accepted. I have three brothers. Two of them are professional athletes. Jerry is engaged in several business ventures. Only one of them is profitable. The two women have almost completed law school. Both of them began their studies at age 40. Eric is proud of his success. Much of it has been due to hard work, but some of it has been due to good luck. We ordered an extra-large pizza. Half of it contained meat and half of it didn’t. The scientist won the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work. Most of his work was on genomes. The audience gave a tremendous ovation to the Nobel Prize winners. Most of them were scientists.

Combine the sentences. Include an adjective clause that begins with which in the new sentence. Mike was accepted at the state university. This is surprising. Mike did not do well in high school. This is unfortunate. The university accepts a few students each year with a low grade- point average. This is lucky for Mike. The university hopes to motivate these low-performing students. This is a fine idea. Mike might actually be a college graduate one day. This would be a miracle!

1. Do you see that man who is wearing a green hat? Change the adjective clauses to adjective phrases. Cross out the adjective clause and write the adjective phrase above it. wearing a green hat 1. Do you see that man who is wearing a green hat? 2. The person who is in charge of this department is out to lunch. 3. The picture which was painted by Picasso is extremely valuable. 4. The professors who are doing research will not teach classes next year. 5. The students’ research projects which are in progress must be finished by the end of the year. 6. The students’ research projects which are scheduled to begin in September will have to be completed by the middle of next year.

7. Toronto, which is the largest city in Canada, is not the capital. 8. In our solar system, there are eight planets that orbit the sun. 9. Pluto, which was formerly known as a planet, was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. 10. Now there is a slang verb, to pluto, which means “to devalue someone or something.”

All of the following sentences contain one or two errors in adjective clauses, adjective phrases, or punctuation. Find the errors and correct them, using a correct adjective clause or adjective phrase, and the correct punctuation.

When we walked past the theater, we saw a lot of people waited in a long line outside the box office. Students who living on campus are close to their classrooms and the library. My best friend is Anna who her birthday is the same day as mine. Hiroko was born in Sapporo that is a city in Japan. Patrick who is my oldest brother. He is married and has one child. The person sits next to me is someone I’ve never met him. My favorite place in the world is a small city is located on the southern coast of Thailand. Dr. Darnell was the only person to that I wanted to speak.