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ADJECTIVE CLAUSE



Definition of adjective clause 


                An adjective clause is simply a group of words with a subject and a verb that provide a description. The clause starts with a pronoun such as who, whom, that, or which or an adverb such as when, where and why. 


          An adjective clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun.  It is possible to combine the following two sentences to form one sentence containing an adjective clause: 

       
The children are going to visit the museum.
They are on the bus.
The children who are on the bus are going to visit the museum.
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          In the sentence above, there are two other ways to write the sentence correctly using the second sentence as the adjective clause. 


       The children that are on the bus are going to visit the museum.
       The children on the bus are going to visit the museum.


An adjective clause is formed with the use of the following words: who, which, when, where, whom, and that.




EXAMPLES FOR:


·       WHO
-         This morning he fought with a little guy who was his best friend.
-         The man who walks with a slight limp was an international footballer.
-         I must say he is the most boring person who ever lives.


·       WHOM
-         She is the only cousin whom I enjoy talking to.
-         The man whom you met yesterday is our new next-door neighbour.
-         The girl whom I gave a special reward is a bright student.


·       WHICH

-         The fire which broke out in the warehouse swept through the factories.
-         Pizza, which most people love, is not very healthy.
-         The bike which I borrowed last week was sold.
         
          Itwhich refer to the fire, pizza, and the bike.


·       WHEN

-         Give me one good reason when you did that.
-         The day on when they were to leave finally arrived.
-         Grandpa remembers the old days when there was no television. 


·       WHERE

-         The place where he flies his kites is very quiet.
-         Here is the house where I live.
-          The small town in where I was born has grown to a large metropolis.




·       THAT

-         The package that arrived this morning is on the desk.
-         Eco-friendly cars that run on electricity save gas.
-         Fruit that is grown organically is expensive. 






The main relative pronouns are

PRONOUN
Use
Examples
Who
Used for humans in subject position
Hans, who is an architect, lives in Berlin.
  Whom
Used for humans in object position
Marike, whom Hans knows well, is an interior decorator.
  Which
Used for things and animals in subject or object position
Marike has a dog which follows her everywhere.
  That
Used for humansanimals and things, in subject or object position (but see below)
Marike is decorating a house that Hans designed.

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