Adjective clause is a dependent clause

that modifies a noun. it

describe,identifies,or gives further
information about a noun. (an adjective
clause is also called a relative clause).
Adjective clauses function as adjectives in
a sentence in that they modify nouns.
Adjective clauses are beneficial to writing in
that they make writing both more concise
and more descriptive.
 CHARACTERISTICS ADJECTIVE
CLAUSES
Adjective clause also has certain characteristics that make it may
be referred to as an adjective clause. The main characteristics or
terms of an ajective clause are as follows:
Have a subject and verb
1.At the start with one of relative pronouns,
2.namely whose, or relative adverbs when, where.
3.Gives more details on an object such as the who, the where,
the how many objects/people involved, how the shape, such as
what it is, how large, what color, and others.
main clause (independent clause) + adjective clause

Formula Adjective Clause

relative pronoun +/- S* + V

relative adverb + S + V
 USING WHOSE
I know the man .
His bicycle was stolen.
(S) I know the man whose bicycle was
stolen.
The student writes well.
I read her composition.
(t) The student whose composition I read
writis well.
Mr. Catt has apainting. Its value is
inestimable.
(u) Mr. Catt has a painting whose value is
inestimable.
whose is used to show possession it car-
ries the same meaning as other possesive
prouns used as adjectives: his , her , its and
their like his , her ,its and their whose is
connected to a nound:
his bicyle whose bicyle
her composition whose
composition
both whose and the noun itis connected to
are placed at the beginning of the adjective
clause. whose cannot be omitted
whose usually modifies people but it may also
be used to modifty “things” as in (u)
example using whose
 Using where

The building is very old. Where is used in an adjective

He lives there (in that building) clause to modify a place
(a)The building where he lives is very old. (city,country,room,house,etc) if
(b)The building in which he lives is very old. where is used a preposition is
The building whitch he lives in is very not incluided in the adjective
old. clause. if where is not used the
The building that he lives in is very prepotion must be incluided.
old.
The building ⱺ he lives in is very
old.
example using where
 Using when
ill never forget the day. when is used in an adjective
i met you then (on that day) clause to modify a noun of
(c) ill never forget the day when i meet you. time year,day,time, century,etc)
(d)ill never forget the day on which i meet you. The use of a prepotion in an
(e)ill never forget the day that i meet you. adjective clause that modifis a
(f)ill never forget the day ⱺ i meet you. noun of time is somewhat
different from that in other
adjective clause: A preposition
is used preceding which, as in
(D). otherwise the preposition
is omitted.