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Adjective clauses

(adjective clause)
(main clause)

(adjective clause)
Example;
The book that you give me is very useful.
Noun

Adjective clause

that you give me adjective clause the book


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Adjective clause


(Adjective) ( adjective clause)

example;
I met a famous man.
Adjective

Noun

I met a man who is a famous poet. ()



Noun

Adjective clause

Adjective clause
1. I met a man.
2. He lives in Sri Lanka.

( adjective clause)-

I met a man who lives in Sri Lanka.


He Who who lives
in Sri Lanka (adjective clause) man -

Adjective clause
adjective clause relative pronoun who,
whom, whose, which, that -
Example;
The person who won a car is here. ()
who won a car adjective clause relative pronoun who - relative pronoun
who, that

who / that which / that

Adjective clause who / whom / whose


1. Do you know the people?

2. They live in Colombo. -


Do you know the people who live in Colombo?
Noun

Adjective clause


adjective clause - they who who
subject pronoun- (who adjective clause
who/that who people

1. The man talked a lot.


2. I met him on the plane.
The man whom I met on the plane talked a lot.
Noun

Adjective clause



adjective clause - him whom
whom object pronoun - whom the man

1. I met a man.
2. His sister knows you. ()
I met a man whose sister knows you. --
adjective clause - his
whose Adjective clause

( thing ) which / that -


example;
Have you found the keys which / that you lost?
the keys the keys- That / which
that

adjective clause relative adverb when, where, why, how

Example;
This is the building where I work.
where I work - adjective clause building- building
relative adverb where-

adjective clause
()

1. adjective clause
Example;
The movie that she watched is three hours long.
Noun

Adjective clause

that she watched adjective clause the movie-

The room where he stays is locked.


Noun

Adjective clause

2. adjective clause predicate


Example;
She is the girl who painted the picture. ()
Noun

Adjective clause

who painted the picture - adjective clause the girl predicate


He is the boy that you are looking for.
Noun

Adjective clause

3. adjective clause principle clause



Example;
I took the coffee that Anne offered. Anne
Noun

Adjective clause

that Anne offered adjective clause coffee principle


clause I took the coffee
I found the letter which you threw away.
Noun

Adjective clause

4. adjective clause indirect object principle clause -


Example;
We wrote a letter to our friend who is in Mon land.
Noun

Adjective clause

who is in Mon land adjective clause indirect object friend principle


clause we wrote a letter to our friend -

5. adjective clause principle clause -.


Example;
We live near the house that is abandoned. ( )
Noun

Adjective clause

Sam walked away from the house where Harry stays. Sam Harry
Noun

Adjective clause

that is abandoned where Harry stays adjective clause the


house near from
principle clause we live near the house
Sam walked away from the house

relative pronoun relative adverb adjective clause


( relative pronoun relative
adverb adjective clause )
Example;
This is the tie I bought.
Noun

Adjective clause

This is the tie that I bought

(adjective cluase)
1. Non-defining clause (( ))
My brother, who is a doctor, is in Mon Land.
-
who is a doctor

My brothe is in Mon Land. -


Non-defining clause-

2. Defining clause ( )
The boy who broke the window is called Tom. Tom -

who broke the window the boy-


defining clause - Non-defining clause comma ( , )- defining clause comma ( , )
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