Adjective Clauses

Object Adjective Clauses

The turkey that my father cooked was delicious.

In an object adjective clause, the object in the adjective clause is the same as the noun that the adjective
clause describes.
In the above sentence, the main sentence is: The turkey was delicious.
We want to use this sentence to describe the "turkey" in the main sentence. My father cooked it. Notice that
the object of this sentence is also referring to "turkey."
To create the adjective clause, we change the object of the adjective clause. For objects which are things, we
can use which, that or Ø, which means the word is omitted. The most commonly used one is Ø.
which my father cooked.
that my father cooked.
Ø my father cooked.
Then the adjective clause goes after the noun we are describing. The result is:
The turkey which my father cooked was delicious.
The turkey that my father cooked was delicious.
The turkey my father cooked was delicious.
If the object of the adjective clause is a person, use who, whom, that or Ø.
The people whom we invited to dinner loved the turkey.
The people who we invited to dinner loved the turkey.
The people that we invited to dinner loved the turkey.
The people we invited to dinner loved the turkey.
Notice that the main sentence does not change word order.

Exercise
In this exercise, you will combine the two sentences, changing the second sentence into a subject adjective
clause.
1. The man is nervous. The woman is interviewing him.
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2. I know the man. The company hired him.
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3. The woman is the personnel director. The man talked to her.
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4. He is going to work for a company. My sister used to work for it.
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5. He is taking a job. Many people wanted this job.
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