Adjective Clauses
Notes and Activity
Eduardo Luis Valdivia Amezcua
Notes
Adjective clauses are used to add variety, sophistication, and interest to the sentences.
They are useful in combining sentences to provide more details and information.
Adjective clauses Sentence
Who: people This is my doctor. She has
a specialty in
neurosciences.
Which: places, That over there is my
animals, and things favorite vase. It was very
difficult to find and very
expensive.
Whom: (to who) They are my best friends.
people I met them during high
school.
Whose: (possessive) He is Patrick. Patrick is
people Steffy’s son.
That: things (not that Martha and Patty are
common) playing by the pool. The
pool is so cold.
When: time Peter was picking some
stuff from the gallery. His
cell phone stars ringing.
Where: places That is a beautiful building.
Matt and I met in that
building.
-Adjective clauses to express quantity use many of, most of, some of, two of, a number of,
both of, all of, etc.
Example
This is my doctor who has
a specialty in
neurosciences.
That over there is my
favorite base, which was
very difficult to find and
very expensive.
They are my best friends
whom I met them during
high school.
He is Patrick, whose
mother is Steffy.
Martha and Patty are
playing by the pool that is
cold.
The phone of Peter started
ringing when he was
picking some stuff from
the gallery.
That is the building where I
and Matt met.
  Negative personality traits, most of which are totally false, are often applied to shy,
attractive people.

-Also use the structure quantifier + prepositions + relative pronoun (only who, whom,
where, when, which).

 The participants, all of whom were adults, were making a lot of noise.

Activity
i. Rewrite the sentences using adjective clauses (pronoun clauses)
1. She worked for a man (the man used to be an athlete)
She worked for a man who used to be an athlete
2. They called a lawyer (the lawyer lived nearby)
They called a lawyer who lived nearby.
3. We broke the computer (the computer belonged to my father)
We broke the computer which/that belonged to my father.
4. I dropped a glass (the glass was new)
I dropped a glass that/which was new.
5. I visited a part of England. This part is known as the Lake District.
I visited a part of England which is known as the Lake District.
6. There were three women in the room. They were blond.
There were three women in the room which/whom were blond.
7. She is a woman. Her husband works in my office.
She is a woman whose husband works un my office.
8. That is a factory. Its workers are on strike.
That is a factory whose workers are on strike.
9. John lives in a town. He works in the town.
John lives in a town where he works / John is the one who works in the town.

ii. Create five sentences using quantifiers

When I have money I want to buy a lot of sneakers

I don't like any of that store let's go see another one

I like that subject because there are few tasks to do

Not many make it to the place where you are.

Some of you can tell me which is your favorite superhero?