ADJECTIVE CLAUSES WITH SUBJECT RELATIVE PRONOUNS

We use adjective clauses also called relative clauses to identify or give additional information about nouns (people, places, or things) OR indefinite pronouns such as: someone, somebody, something, another, and other(s).

EXAMPLE: I know the woman who lives there. Adjective Clause Identifies the woman we are talking about.

EXAMPLE: Adjective Clause Rome is a city which attracts tourists. Gives additional information about the city.

The adjective clause directly follows the noun (or pronoun) it is describing. Example Correct: Someone who has a lot of friends is lucky. Incorrect: Someone is lucky who has a lot of friends. Pronoun Pronoun

I have a friend. + She loves to shop. Sentences with adjective clauses can be seen as a combination of two sentences. I have a friend. + She loves to shop. I have a friend who loves to shop.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES ARE INTRODUCED BY RELATIVE PRONOUNS Subject Relative Pronouns are the following: Who That Which

Note: That is less formal than who 1) Who or That for Note: That is less formal than who I have a friend who lives in Mexico. I have a friend that lives in Mexico. people

Who is used only for people. Who is the subject of the clause. After who you should see a verb.

Yoko told me about the students………… Yoko told me about the students…………. have taken the entrance exam 13 times. 14 Who Whom Which 1 & 3

People…………. moved a lot have fewer friends. 14 Whom Who That 2 & 3

2) WHICH OR THAT FOR Places or things Note: That is less formal than which New York is a city which never sleeps. New York is a city that never sleeps.

The hat…………. Tom is wearing is unusual. 14 That Who Which 1 & 3

Example: He’s the man whose dog barks all day. 3) WHOSE + NOUN People’s Possessions Example: He’s the man whose dog barks all day. noun Relative pronoun

That is the man………… daughter won the spelling bee. 14 Which Whose Who that

BE CAREFUL! When whose + noun is the subject of an adjective clause, the verb agrees in number with the subject of the adjective clause. Meg is a person whose friends depend on her. Adjective Clause Whose + noun Subject of the Adjective Clause

Most people…………friends……… Most people…………friends……….. (include) members of the sports team are active. 14 Who, includes Whose, includes That, include Whose, include

BE CAREFUL! Do not use both a subject relative pronoun and a subject pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they) in the same adjective clause.

IS THIS SENTENCE CORRECT? Scott is someone who he loves sports. Correct: Scott is someone who loves sports.

REMEMBER: Subject Relative Pronouns have the same form in singular or plural nouns, and masculine or feminine nouns. Look at the following examples:

That’s the man who lives next door That’s the man who lives next door. That’s the woman who lives next door. Those are the people who live next door. Singular and Masculine Singular and Feminine Plural

Ben is my friend who lives in Boston. REMEMBER: The verb in the adjective clause is singular if the subject relative pronoun refers to a singular noun. Ben is my friend who lives in Boston. Singular Noun Singular Verb

Al and Ed are my friends who live in Boston. REMEMBER: The verb in the adjective clause is plural if the subject relative pronoun refers to a plural noun. Al and Ed are my friends who live in Boston. Plural Noun Plural Verb

He is a person …………. friends trust him. 14 Who His That Whose

I’m looking for an electric can opener……… also can sharpen knives. 14 Who Whose That None of the above