Adjective Clause

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
A. USING SUBJECT PRONOUNS: WHO, WHICH, THAT I thanked the woman. She helped me. (a) I thanked the woman who helped me. (b) I thanked the woman that helped me.
I thanked the woman = an independent clause Who helped me = an adjective clause The adjective clause modifies the noun woman.
The book is mine. It is on the table. (c) The book which is on the table is mine. (d) The book that is on the table is mine.
who = used for people which = used for things that = used for both people and things
B. USING OBJECT PRONOUNS: WHO(M), WHICH, THAT 1. PRONOUN USED AS THE OBJECT OF A VERB The man was Mr. Jones. I saw him. (e) The man who(m) I saw was Mr. Jones. (f) The man that I saw was Mr. Jones. (g) The man I saw was Mr. Jones.
The movie wasnt very god. We saw it last night. (h) The movie which we saw last night wasnt very good. (i ) The movie that we saw last night wasnt very good. (j) The movie we saw last night wasnt very good.
who(m) = used for people which = used for things that = used for both people and things
2. PRONOUN USED AS THE OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION She is the woman. I told you about her. (k) She is the woman about whom I told you. (l ) She is the woman whom I told you about. (m) She is the woman that I told you about. (n) She is the woman I told you about. The music was good. We listened to it last night. (o) The music to which we listened last night was good. (p) The music which we listened to last night was good. (q) The music that we listened to last night was good. (r ) The music we listened to last night was good. C. USING WHOSE I know the man. His bicycle was stolen. (s) I know the man whose bicycle was stolen.
The student writes well. I read her composition. (t) The student whose composition I read writes well. Mr. Catt has a painting. Its value is inestimable. Mr. Catt has a painting whose value is inestimable.
Exercise 1 1. I saw the man.He closed the door. I saw the man who closed the door. 2. The girl is happy.She won the race. The girl who won the race is happy 3. The student is from china.He sits next to me. The students who sits next to me is from China 4. The students are from china.They sit in the front row. The student who sit in front row are from China 5. We are studying sentences.They contain adjective clause. We are studying sentence which contain adjective clause. Exercise 2 1.The book was good.I read it. The book which I read was good or The book that I read was good. Or The book Iread was good. 2. I liked the woman.I met her at the party. I liked the woman whom I met at the party or I liked the woman that I met at the party or I liked the woman I met at the party. 3. I liked the composition.You wrote it. I liked the composition which you wrote or I liked the composition that you wrote or I liked the composition you wrote. 4. The people were very nice.We visited them yesterday The people whom we visited yesterday were very nice or The people that we visited yesterday were very nice or The people we visited yesterday were very nice. Exercise 3
1. The meeting was interesting.I went to it The meeting which I went to was interesting or The meeting to which I went was interesting or The meeting that I went to was interesting or The meeting I went to was interesting. 2. The man was very kind.I talked to him yesterday The man whom I talked to yesterday was very kind or The man to whom I talked yesterday waas very kind or The man I talked to yesterday was very kind. 3. I must thank the people.I got present from them I must thank the people whom I got present from or I must thankl the people from whom I got present or I must thank the people that I got present from. 4. The picture was beautiful. She was looking at it The picture at which she looking was beautiful 5.The man is standing over there.I was telling you about him. The man whom I was telling you is standing overthere. Exercise 4 1. I apologized to the woman.I spilled her coffe. - I apologized to the woman whose coffee I spilled. 2. The man called the police.His wallet has stolen. The man whose wallet has stolen called the police 3. I met the woman.Her husband is president of the corporation. I met the woman whose husband is president of the corporation. 4. The professor is excellent.I am talking her course. The professor whose course I m talking is excellent. 5. Mr.North teaches a class for students.Their native languange is not English. Mr. North whose native language is not English teaches a class for students. Exercise 5 1.The dress which she is wearing is new. The dress is new. She is wearing it. 2. The doctor who examined the sick child was very gentle. The doctor was very gentle. He examined the sick child.
3. The people I was waiting for were late. The people were late. I was waiting for them. 4. The term paper David is writing must be finished by Friday. The term paper must be finished by Friday. David is writing it. 5. The man whose opinions I respect most is my father. The man is my father. His opinions I respect most. 6. Did I tell you about the woman I met last night? I told you about the woman. I met her last night. 7. Did you hear about the earthquake that occured in California? You hear about the earthquake. It occured in California. 8. The woman I was dancing with stepped on my toe. The woman stepped on my toe. I was dancing with her.

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