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    Adjective Clauses

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    The document discusses adjective clauses. An adjective clause is a dependent clause that describes a noun or pronoun in a main clause. The adjective clause is introduced by a relative pronoun like who, whom, which, that, when, or where depending on whether it refers to a person, thing, time, or place. The adjective clause is placed directly after the word it modifies. Some examples of adjective clauses are provided and it is noted that adjective clauses can appear in complete or reduced form when there is no verb "to be" and the verb is changed to the -ing form.

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    The document discusses adjective clauses. An adjective clause is a dependent clause that describes a noun or pronoun in a main clause. The adjective clause is introduced by a relative pronoun like who, whom, which, that, when, or where depending on whether it refers to a person, thing, time, or place. The adjective clause is placed directly after the word it modifies. Some examples of adjective clauses are provided and it is noted that adjective clauses can appear in complete or reduced form when there is no verb "to be" and the verb is changed to the -ing form.

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    The document discusses adjective clauses. An adjective clause is a dependent clause that describes a noun or pronoun in a main clause. The adjective clause is introduced by a relative pronoun like who, whom, which, that, when, or where depending on whether it refers to a person, thing, time, or place. The adjective clause is placed directly after the word it modifies. Some examples of adjective clauses are provided and it is noted that adjective clauses can appear in complete or reduced form when there is no verb "to be" and the verb is changed to the -ing form.

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    The document discusses adjective clauses. An adjective clause is a dependent clause that describes a noun or pronoun in a main clause. The adjective clause is introduced by a relative pronoun like who, whom, which, that, when, or where depending on whether it refers to a person, thing, time, or place. The adjective clause is placed directly after the word it modifies. Some examples of adjective clauses are provided and it is noted that adjective clauses can appear in complete or reduced form when there is no verb "to be" and the verb is changed to the -ing form.

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    ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

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    Adjective Clauses
    An adjective clause is a dependent clause that
    describe a noun or pronoun in a main clause.
    The adjective clause is preceded by a relative
    pronoun, the kind of which depends on the
    antecedent.
    Relative Pronouns Introducing the
    Adjective Clause
    People

    Time

    Who
    Whom
    That
    Which
    That
    When

    Place

    Where

    Things

    Because the clause is an adjective, it is positioned directly after


    the noun that it describes.
    Example :
    The woman is filling the glass that she put on the table..
    S
    V
    S
    V
    adjective clause

    The glass that she put on the table contains milk.


    S
    S
    V
    V
    adjective clause

    Relative Pronouns 1 :
    Use who or that to refer to people
    (subject)

    Adjective Clause
    She is the lady. The lady helped me find the
    magazine I was looking for.
    She is the lady who helped me find the magazine I was
    looking for.
    OR
    She is the lady that helped me find the magazine I was
    looking for.

    Relative Pronoun 1 :
    Use whom or that to refer people
    (object)

    Adjective Clause
    She is a new student in the class. We met her
    last week.
    She is a new student in the class whom we met last
    week.
    OR
    She is a new student in the class that we met last
    week

    Relative Pronoun 2 :
    Use which to refer things

    Adjective Clause
    Mount Everest is very dangerous to
    climb. Mount Everest is the highest
    mountain in the world.
    Mount Everest, which is the highest mountain
    in the world, is very dangerous to climb.

    Relative Pronoun 3 :
    Use when to refer time

    Adjective Clause
    I will never forget the day. I graduated on
    that day.
    I will never forget the day when I graduated.

    Relative Pronoun 4 :
    Use where to refer place

    Adjective Clause
    The building is near a supermarket. He
    works in the bulding.
    The building where he works is near a
    supermarket.

    Sentences with Reduced Clauses


    It is possible in English for a clause to appear
    in a complete form or in a reduced form.
    The two types of clauses that can be reduce
    are :
    1. Adjective Clauses
    2. Adverb Clauses

    Example : My friend should be on the train which is arriving


    at the
    station now.
    Although it was not really difficult, the exam took a lot
    of time.

    If there is no be-verb in the adjective clause, it is still


    possible to have reduced form.
    When there is no be-verb in the adjective clause, the
    connector is omitted and the verb is changed into the ing
    form.

    appering

    Example : I dont understand the article which


    appears in todays paper.
    In this example there is no be-verb in the adjective clause
    which appears in todays paper, so the connector which is
    ommited and the main verb appears is changed to the
    ing form appearing.

    It should be noted that not all adjective clauses can appear in


    a reduced form. An adjective clause can appear in a reduced
    form only if the adjective clause connector is followed directly
    by a verb. In other words, an adjective clause can only be
    reduced if the connector is also subject.

    Example :
    The woman that I just met is the tour guide (does not
    reduce)
    The letter which you sent me arrived yesterday (dose
    not reduce)
    In these two examples the adjective clauses cannot be
    reduced because the adjective clause connectors that and
    which are not directly followed by verbs; that is directly
    followed by the subject I, and which is directly followed by
    the subject you.

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