adjective clause

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

1. DEPENDENT CLAUSES

Dependent clauses have the subject and predicate but can not stand alone. They depend on another clause to have meaning. Examples are: "When you finish your work" and "unless I get more money." With each of these, you want to ask "What?" because the thought was not finished. Dependent clauses are also called subordinate clauses and they start with a subordinate conjunction. This is the word that links the dependent clause to the rest of the sentence.

Examples of subordinate conjunctions are: how, where, when, why, unless, although, after, as far as, as if, because, before, once, whether, while, now that, until, since, and unless.

The three types of dependent clauses are:

• Adverbial (or adverb) - Adverbial clauses function as an adverb and answer the questions: when, where, why, how, and how much. Examples include: "Now that it rained a lot, the grass turned green." and "I am much olderthan my brother."

• Nominal - Nominal clauses function as a noun and can be the subject, an object, an appositive, or a complement. Sometimes nominal clauses start with an interrogative like: who, what, when, where, how, who, which, or why. Examples of nominal clauses are: "They always fought overwho should pay the bill" and "Whoever did thisis in big trouble."

• Adjectival (or adjective)

2. DEFINITION OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

In English grammar, an adjective clause is a dependent clause used as an adjectivewithin a sentence. Also known as an adjectival clause or a relative clause.

An adjective clause usually begins with a relative pronoun (which, that, who, whom, whose), a relative adverb (where, when, why), or a zero relative

Adjectives clauses have a subject and a verb (or predicate). They will start with a relative pronoun, like: that, who, whom, whose, or which, or a relative adverb, like why, where, or when. Adjective clauses function as an adjective and modify nouns and pronouns. They are also called relative clauses.

Just as the other dependent clauses, the adjective clause does not express a complete thought. It does not need commas separating it from the rest of the sentence if it has essential information in it; that is if you need the information it provides. If it gives additional information, then you use commas. A good way to test for this is to leave out the clause, read the sentence, and see if the meaning of the two sentences is different.

There are two basic types of adjective clauses.

• The first type is the nonrestrictive or nonessential adjective clause. This clause simply gives extra information about the noun. In the sentence, 'My older brother's car, which he bought two years ago, has already needed many repairs,' the adjective clause, 'which he bought two years ago,' is nonrestrictive or nonessential. It provides extra information.
• "The second type is the restrictive or essential adjective clause. It offers essential [information] and is needed to complete the sentence's thought. In the sentence, 'The room that you reserved for the meeting is not ready,' the adjective clause, 'that you reserved for the meeting,' is essential because it restricts which room."

3. ADJECTIVES

Since adjective clauses act like adjectives, you may want more information about adjectives. Some adjectives express the writer's opinion of a noun or pronoun, like silly, lovely, awful, and outrageous. These are called opinion adjectives.Some adjectives are descriptive, telling about the physical characteristics of size, shape, color, or age. Examples include: huge, wee, rectangular, oval, bluish, purple, new, and ancient.An origin adjective tells where an object originated or where is came from. These are adjectives like: eastern, lunar, Egyptian, or German.

The composition of a noun or pronoun will be described by a material adjective. Examples are: woolen, plastic, metal, or silk.Some adjectives tell what purpose an object is used for. These many times end with an "ing." Some examples include: baking, fishing, testing, or hunting.Lastly, some adjectives compare and have levels of comparison. These are words like: "good, better, best", "dry, drier, driest", and "beautiful, more beautiful, and most beautiful." Other adjectives compare but only on one level, like: unique, main, impossible, final, and inevitable.

4. EXAMPLES OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

Below are some examples of sentences containing adjective clauses, with explanations.

• The lady who lives across the street is my aunt.

The subject of the clause is "who" and the verb is "lives". This clause is giving us more information about the "lady"-which one?

• The book that is on the chair belongs to Marvin.

The subject of the clause is "that" and the verb is "is". This clause is giving us more information about the "book"-which one.

Here are some additional examples of sentences with adjective clauses.

• I do not like people who are mean to animals. (gives more information about people)
• Did you go to the school where my friend Jim goes? (gives more information about school)
• The moment when the clown burst in to surprise the teacher was great! (gives more information about the moment)
• The reason why I left is a secret. (gives more information about reason)
• Can you see the bird that is on the fence? (gives more information about bird)
• The cat whom we are watching just caught a mouse! (gives more information about cat)
• The boy whose shoes are on the floor is my little brother. (gives more information about boy)

 

Questions

Directions: Put the two sentences together to create one sentence by making an adjective clause.  Note: There may be more than one answer.   

1. I love movies.  Movies are exciting.  

2. Do you have a dog?  The dog is large with white fur.

3. She is the lady.  The lady helped me find the magazine I was looking for.

4. Mount Everest is very dangerous to climb.  Mount Everest is the highest   mountain in the world.

5. Cars are very efficient.  The cars run on electricity.

6. Dr. Jones writes books.  Dr. Jones is a retired university professor.

7. This is the ring.  My mother gave me the ring for my wedding.

8. New York's Long Island has a booming real estate market.  Long Island is shaped like a fish.

9.  The manager is from Brazil.  She is in my office.

10. The music is rock and roll.  I listen to the music.

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