ADJECTIVES CLAUSE

• describe nouns and pronouns

• often placed in a sentence right after the
noun they describe
 WHO/THAT
modifies the subject (person)
• The girl is my niece.
• She won the first prize.

• The girl who won the first prize is my niece.

• The girl that won the first prize is my niece.
 WHO/THAT
1. The waitress was friendly.
She served us dinner.
2. The man is polite.
He answered the phone.
3. The students missed the quiz
They come late.
4. The man is friendly.
He lives next to me.
 WHOM/ THAT
modifies the object (person)
• The man was friendly.
• I met him.

• The man whom I met was friendly.

• The man that I met was friendly.
• The man (ø) I met was friendly.
 WHOM/THAT
1. The woman thanked me.
I helped her.
2. The woman gave me some information.
I called her.
3. The man was Mr. Jones.
I saw him.
4. The people were playing football.
I saw them at the park.
 WHOSE
modifies possession
• I know the girl.
• Her brother is a movie star.

I know the girl whose brother is the movie star.

• The man called the police.

• His car was stolen.

• The man whose car was stolen called the police.

 WHOSE
1. There is the woman.
Her cat died.
2. There is the professor.
I’m taking her course.
3. That is the girl.
I borrowed her camera.
4. There is the boy.
His mother is a famous musician.
 WHICH / THAT
modifies things (as subject or object)
As a subject
• The book is mine.
• It is on the table.

• The book which is on the table is mine

• The book that is on the table is mine.

As an object.
• The movie wasn’t good.
• We saw it last night.

• The movie which we saw last night wasn’t good.

• The movie that we saw last night wasn’t good.
• The movie (ø) we saw last night wasn’t good.
 WHICH / THAT

1. The book was good.

I read it.
2. I liked the composition.
You wrote it.
3. The dress is new.
She’s wearing it.
4. The river is polluted.
It flows through town.
 PRONOUN AS THE OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION
only whom or which (that) may be used
Person as an object:
• She is the woman.
• I told you about her.

• She is the woman about whom I told you.

• She is the woman who(m) I told you about.
• She is the woman that I told you about.
• She is the woman (ø) I told you about.
Things as an object:
• The music was good.
• We listened to it last night.

• The music to which we listened last night was good.

• The music which we listened to last night was good.
• The music that we listened to last night was good.
• The music (ø) we listened to last night was good.
 PRONOUN AS THE OBJECT OF A
PREPOSITION
1. The meeting was interesting.
I went to it.
2. I must thank the people.
I got a present from them.
3. The picture was beautiful.
She was looking at it.
4. The man is standing over there.
I was telling you about him.
 WHERE- WHICH
modifies a place
• The building is very old.
• He lives there (in that building).

The building where he lives is very old.

The building in which he lives is very old.
The building which he lives in is very old.
The building that he lives in is very old.
The building (ø) he lives in is very old.
 WHERE- (Preposition)

1. The city was beautiful.

We spent our vacation there (in that city).
2. That is the restaurant.
I will meet you there (at that restaurant).
3. The town is small.
I grew up there (in that town).
4. That is the drawer.
I keep my jewelry there (in that drawer).
 When-Which
modifies a noun of time
• I’ll never forget the day.
• I met you then (on that day)

• I’ll never forget the day when I met you.

• I’ll never forget the day on which I met you.
• I’ll never forget the day that I met you.
• I’ll never forget (ø) I met you.
 When – (preposition)
1. Monday is the day.
We will come then (on that day).
2. 1960 is the year.
The revolution took place then (in that year).
3. July is the month.
The weather is the hottest then (in that
month).
4. 7.05 is the time.
My plane arrives then (at that time).
 Add adjective clauses to the main
sentence
Main sentence:
The man was nice.

1. I saw him yesterday.

2. He visited our class yesterday.
3. We visited his house.
4.I spoke to him on the phone.
5. He answered the phone.
 Find the mistakes and correct them!

1. I met a woman who her husband is a famous

lawyer.
2. The woman was nice that I met yesterday.
3. The book which I bought it yesterday was
very expensive.
4. The professor teaches Chemistry 101 is very
good.