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Understanding Adjective Clauses

An adjective clause modifies a noun and is introduced by a relative pronoun such as who, whom, whose, which, or that. Relative pronouns represent people as subjects or objects and things. Adjective clauses can be used to combine two sentences where one sentence provides additional information about the other, as in "I bought a stereo [which was advertised on TV]" or "I love my mom [who is the best cooker]." The relative pronoun "whose" indicates possession, as in "a patient [whose teeth are broken]" or "a cellphone [whose owner hasn't appeared]."

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Understanding Adjective Clauses

An adjective clause modifies a noun and is introduced by a relative pronoun such as who, whom, whose, which, or that. Relative pronouns represent people as subjects or objects and things. Adjective clauses can be used to combine two sentences where one sentence provides additional information about the other, as in "I bought a stereo [which was advertised on TV]" or "I love my mom [who is the best cooker]." The relative pronoun "whose" indicates possession, as in "a patient [whose teeth are broken]" or "a cellphone [whose owner hasn't appeared]."

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ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Clauses that work as an adjective


Sentence = Group of words that has a subject and a verb. It expresses a
complete idea
Clause = Group of words that has subject and verb. It doesnt express a
complete idea.
Adjective = Word that describes, modifies or gives more information about a
noun.
An adjective clause is also called Relative clause, because they start with a
relative pronoun
Relative pron.Represents:
who
People (subj.)
whom
People (obj.)
which
things
that
People/things
(informal)
whose
possession
I bought a stereo.
The stereo was advertised on TV.
S #1
s #2
S1 in S2: the stereo [which I bought] was advertised on TV.
Subj.
Adj.
Verb
mp
S2 in S1: I bought a stereo [which was advertised on TV].
Sub v
c
adj.

I love my mom.
My mom is the best cooker.
S1
S2
S1 in S2: my mom whom I love is the best cooker. OBJECT
RELATIVE PRONOUN

Whom + sub + verb


(Obj.)
S2 in S1: I love my mom who is the best cooker.

SUBJECT

RELATIVE PRONOUN

Subject

Who + verb + c

WHOSE:
The dentist is treating a patient.

The patients teeth are broken.

The dentist is treating a patient whose teeth are broken.


I found a cellphone.
The cellphones owner hasnt appeared.
I found a cellphone whose owner hasnt appeared.

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