1. Adjective clauses #1

2. Goals or objectives for this lesson
You should be able to…
Use who, that, which, or whose to write an adjective clause
Add adjective clauses to sentences to add more detail
Combine two sentences by using an adjective clause

3. What is an adjective clause?
An adjective clause is a group of words that adds extra information to a sentence
It starts with who, that, which, or whose
It contains a subject and verb
It can be removed from the sentence without making the sentence incomplete because it’s extra information

4. Examples
That book that I read last was Night.
My mother, whose degree is in medicine, works as a teacher.
Any student who wants to join tennis club must sign up this week.
Argentina, which is in South America, has warm weather all year.

5. Any student must sign up this week.
Notice that adjective clauses are extra information. I can remove it from the sentences & still have a complete sentence left
That book was Night.
Any student must sign up this week.
That book that I read last was Night.
Any student who wants to join tennis club must sign up this week.

6. Goal 1: Who, That, Which, Whose
Use who for people
Use that & which for things
Use whose when you’re showing that something else belongs to that noun

7. Practice: who, that, which, or whose?
A student ____ grades are not good must re-take the class.
That flower ____ was on my desk is now dead.
I need good friends ____ will support me.
THAT/WHICH
WHO

8. Goal 2: How to add adjective clauses to sentences
You can put more detail in a sentence by adding an adjective clause
You can add ANY detail about ANY noun in the sentence
Usually, the detail is connected the the main sentence

9. How to add adjective clauses to sentences
My brother goes to college.
I could add a detail about my brother.
My brother, who works part-time, goes to college.
My brother, whose major is Chemistry, goes to college.
I could add a detail about college
My brother goes to college, which costs a lot of money.
My brother goes to a college that is in the US.

10. Now you try adding details to the sentences on the next slides
Now you try adding details to the sentences on the next slides. First, find a noun you could give a detail about. Then, make something up. Make sure your detail has a subject & verb and starts with who, that, which, or whose

11. The girl walked through Central Park in New York City.

12. Oak trees are strong trees.

13. Fruity Pebbles is my favorite cereal.

14. Taiwan recently elected a woman as president.

15. Some students complain about things.

16. Goal 3: Combine sentences to form adjective clauses
If you have two sentences that include the same noun, you can combine them with an adjective clause.
Change one of the sentences into an adjective clause.

17. Examples of combining sentences
My parents moved to America. They were originally from Russia.
My parents, who were from Russia, moved to America.
Russia is a harsh country. It has many poor people.
Russia, which has many poor people, is a harsh country.
The Smiths recently purchased a home. It is near Main Street.
The Smiths recently purchased a home that is near Main Street.
I bought a car from Melanie. It doesn’t run very well.
I bought a car, which doesn’t run very well, from Melanie.

18. Practice: combine these sentences with adjective clauses.
The hospital owns a cafeteria. It serves over 1,000 people daily.
My sister was scared of Slappy the circus clown. The clown had giant eyes.
The rivers are low now. In the summer, they are usually high.
Sundown is a town of 20,000 people. All these people are over 60 years old.
A lawyer must respect the law. But a lawyer’s first responsibility is to his or her client.
Sally wants to be a doctor. Her parents both work in the medical field.

19. Answers
The hospital owns a cafeteria that serves over 1,000 people daily.
My sister was scared of Slappy the circus clown, who had giant eyes.
The rivers, which are usually high in the summer, are low now.
Sundown is a town of 20,000 people who are all over 60 years old.
A lawyer, whose first responsibility is to his or her client, must respect the law.
Sally, whose parents both work in the medical field, wants to be a doctor.