ADJECTIVE CLAUSES: REVIEW

AND EXPANSION
Focus on Grammar, pages
182-183
 Adjective Clauses: Placement
Main Clause Adjective Clause
Noun/Pronoun Relative
Pronoun
They a woman who teaches
met psychology.
I’ve read everything that discusses her
work.

(Note that the above examples are identifying adjective clauses, with no commas.)
 Adjective Clauses: Placement
Main … Adjective Clause … Clause

Noun/Pronoun Relative Pronoun

The woman who teaches psychology is also a writer.

Everything that discusses her work is very positive.

(Note that the above examples are identifying adjective clauses, with no commas.)
 Relative Pronouns: Who, Whom,
Which, That
Subjects: Who, Which, That
People Things

I have a friend who loves to talk. This is a book which is useful

OR OR
that that
I have friends love to talk. These are books are useful

(Note that the above examples are identifying adjective clauses, with no commas.)
 Relative Pronouns: Who, Whom,
Which, That
Objects: Who(m), Which, That, no prounoun (=0)
People Things

This is the doctor who we consulted. This is the test which he gave us.
m OR
OR that
who OR
OR 0
That
OR
0
(Note that the above examples are identifying adjective clauses, with no commas.)
 Whose to Indicate Possession
Whose + Noun
People Things
She is the woman It’s the book whose
whose son is so reviews were not so
famous. good.
She is the woman It’s the book whose
whose son I am reviews I have just
tutoring. read.
(Note that the above examples are identifying adjective clauses, with no commas.)
Where and When in Adjective Clauses
Where When

Place Time

I remember where we met. I remember when we met.

the café the day OR
that
0
 Adjective Clauses:
Identifying or Non-identifying
Identifying Clause Non-identifying clause
No commas Commas
The woman who OR that Katherine Briggs, who
created the test studied created the test, studied
psychology. psychology.
The test which OR that The Myers-Briggs test,
OR 0 she created which she created,
describes personality describes personality
types. types.