Adjective Clauses
Adjective Clauses
Adjective Clauses
A Complex Sentence is a sentence containing an Independent Clause and a Dependent Clause. A Relative Clause is also known as a Dependent Relative Clause. A Relative Clause is also known as an Adjective Clause. Relative Clause and Adjective Clause is known as Dependent Clause.
Relative Pronouns as subject in the adjective clause: The man that answered the phone was polite. The man who answered the phone was polite. The students that came to class late missed the quiz. The students who came to class late missed the quiz.
bread crumbs. = [bits] The woman who was feeding the pigeons had a sackful of bread crumbs. I like the barber that usually cuts my hair. I like the barber who usually cuts my hair.
A subject pronoun can be omitted when relative clause is written as present participial clause. [Reduced Adjective Clause] The man living next to me is friendly. The boy waiting for the bus is brave.
I didnt know any of the people that Bill invited to his party.
I didnt know any of the people whom Bill invited to his party. I didnt know any of the people whom Bill invited to his party.
Who and Whom refer to people. Which refers to things. That can refer to either people and things.
The pill which I took made me sleepy. The pill that I took made me sleepy. The pill I took made me sleepy. The soup which I had for lunch was too salty. The soup that I had for lunch was too salty. The soup I had for lunch was too salty.
The movie which we went to was interesting. The movie that we went to was interesting. The movie we went to was interesting. The movie to which we went was interesting.
Whose shows possession. We can change his car to whose car to make an adjective clause. The man called the police. His car was stolen. The man whose car was stolen called the police. The man called the police whose car was stolen. [difference] We can change her brother to whose brother to make an adjective clause. I know a girl. Her brother is a movie star. I know a girl whose brother is a movie star.
Reference Azar, B. S. (1992). Fundamentals of English Grammar: (2nd Edition). Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. pp. 309-318.