1. Adjective Clauses

2. Can you find Josh? Can you find Josh’s dad? He is the boy who is wearing shorts. He is the man who is wearing a blue hat.

3. Which football player is a Seahawk? The one who is on the bottom right. The one who is wearing a blue jacket.

4. Two types of adjective clauses 1. Identifying (no comma) Tells you which person or thing you are talking about. example A: Bring me the book. B: Which one? A: The book that is sitting on the table. 2. Non identifying (comma) Tells you extra information that might be important, but it’s not necessary to identify someone or something. example A: Where do you live? B: I live in north Seattle, which is a nice place to live.

5. What type of adjective clause? 1. Russell Wilson, whose favorite color is blue, plays for the Seahawks. 2. The player who is wearing an orange jersey is a good football player. nonidentifying identifying

6. Subject Relative Pronoun Noun + + adjective clause People = who or that Places or things = which or that Possessive = whose note: you cannot use “that” with Nonidentifying adjective clauses. Who That Which whose

7. Example  Identifying… 1. I have a friend. She lives in New York. = I have a friend who lives in New York.  Nonidentifying (extra information)… 2. My friend works for Microsoft. Microsoft is near Seattle. = My friend works at Microsoft, which is near Seattle.

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