Adjective Clauses Groups of words that act as adjectives to describe or identify a noun. These clauses follow the noun and begin with relative pronouns. noun relative pronoun EX. The ESL class that Vicki teaches is on the Newark campus.

Your Turn! What are identifying adjective clauses? What do adjective clauses follow in the sentence? What do adjective clauses begin with?

Adjective Clauses Indentifying adjective clauses are really a combination of two shorter sentences about the same noun. EX. The ESL class is on the Newark campus. + Vicki teaches the ESL class. The ESL class that Vicki teaches is on the Newark campus.

Relative Pronouns Identifying adjective clauses begin with relative pronouns. Who = person or people (sometimes animals) Which = thing or things That = thing or things When = time or times Where or in which = a place or places Whose or in whose = possession

Your Turn! What are adjective clauses a combination of? Name several relative pronouns? Which relative pronouns do we use for people? Which relative pronouns do we use for things?

Adjective Clauses The relative pronoun replaces the noun it describes; the noun is NOT repeated. I saw the horse. + The scientist was testing the horse. = I saw the horse that the scientist was testing. NOT I saw the horse that the scientist was testing the horse.

Your Turn! Combine each pair of sentences into one sentence using an identifying adjective clause. Clever Hans was trained by a retired school teacher. The school teacher had taught science for many years. The afternoon was cold and rainy. That afternoon Clever Hans was ready to perform.

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