Abjective Clause

An Article of Adjective Clause

Introduction

Terms:

1. Clause: A clause is a group of words containing a subject anf a verb.

2. Independent Clause: An independent clause is a complete sentence. It contains the main subject and verb of sentence. It also called Main Clause.

3. Dependent Clause: A dependent clause is not a complete sentence. It must connected or stand to independent clause.

4. Adjective Clause: An adjective clause is dependent clausd that modifies a noun. It describe or gives further information about a noun. It also called Relative Clause.

- The adjective clause using Subject Pronouns

(who, which, that)

For examples:

1. WHO

Main clause: The students are from China.

Sub-clause: They sit in the front row.

*Adjective Clause => The student who sit in the front row are from China.

(The adjective clause modifies the noun "the student")

2. WHICH

Main clause: I am using a sentence.

Sub-clause: It contains an adjective clause.

*Adjective Clause => I am using a sentence which contains an adjective clause.

(The adjective clause modifies the noun "a sentence")

3. THAT

Main clause: The movie was not very good.

Sub-clause: We saw it last night.

*Adjective clause => The movie that we saw last night was not very good.

(Thr adjective clause modifies the noun "the movie")

- The adjective clause using Object Pronouns

(who/whom, which, that)

Notice: You can omitted the pronoun if the noun as an object pronoun.

For examples:

4. WHO/WHOM

Main clause: The man was very kind.

Sub-clause: I talked to him yesterday.

* Adjective clause =>

The man to whom I talked yesterday was very kind.

The man that I talked to yesterday was very kind.

The man I talked to yesterday was very kind. (omitted the pronoun)

5. WHICH

Main clause: I liked thr composition.

Sub-clause: You wrote it.

* Adjective clause =>

I liked the composition which you wrote.

I liked the composition that you wrote.

I liked the composition you wrote. (omitted the pronoun)

- The adjective clause using Whose

Whose is used to show possession. It has same meaning as other possessive pronoun used as adjective; his, her, its and their. All of them are connected to a noun.

* his bicycle = whose bicycle

* hef composition = whose composition

For example:

6. WHOSE

Main clause: I have to call the man.

Sub-clause: I accidentally picked up his umbrella after the meeting.

* Adj. clause => I have to call the man whose umbrella i accidentally picked up after the meeting.

- The adjective clause using When

When is used in an adjective clause to modify a noun of time.

For example:

7. WHEN

Main clause: I'll never forget the day.

Sub-clause: I met you then (on that day)

* Adj. clause =>

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 the day I met you.

- The adjective using Where

Where is used in an adjective clause to modify a place.

For example:

8. WHERE

Main clause: That is the restaurant.

Sub-clause: I will meet you there ( at the restaurant)

* Adj. clause =>

That is the restaurant where I will meet you

That is the restaurant at which I will meet you

That is the restaurant which I will meet you at

That is the restaurant that I will meet you at

That is the restaurant I will meet you at.

PUNCTUATION OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Adjective clause that do not require commas are called "DEFINING."

Adjective clause that require commas are called "NON-DEFINING."

For example:

The professor who teaches Chemistry 101 is an excellent lecturer.

* No commas are used. The adjective clause is necessary to identify which professor is meant.

Professor Wilson, who teaches Chemistry 101, is an excellent lecturer.

* Commas are used. The adjective clause is not necessary to identify who professor Wilson is. Already know who he is. He has a name.