ADJECTIVE

CLAUSE
DEFINITION & FUNCTION
An adjective clause consists of a subject and a predicate
that modifies a preceding noun/pronoun (its
antecedent) and starts with an introductory word
referring to a person (who/that), to a thing (which/that),
to a time (when), to a place (where), or to a reason
(why)
(Modern English part II, Marcella Frank)
 An adjective clause/relative clause is a clause that
modifies a noun. It describes, identifies, or gives further
information about noun.
PERSON
who, whom, whose, that
Introductory word functioning as:
S: He met the boy who had studied in Los
Angeles.
OB of verb: He avoids the man whom he
had fired.
OB of prep: He met the man from whom
he had learned English.
Possesive adjective: Is she the girl whose
talent in art is much talked about?
THING
which, that
S: That is the book which contains
synonyms.
OB of verb: The book that he read
was about training animals.
OB of prep: She’s reading the book
for which she paid two hundred
dollars.
TIME
when
Next year will be the time when
he’s going abroad for further
study.
PLACE
where
New Zealand is the place where I
want to spend my old days.