Adjective clauses

It is also called
“Relative clauses”.
e.g. I thanked the woman who helped me.
(main clause) (relative clause)

A relative/ adjective clause

 must be joined to the main clause
 describes the noun
 begins with a relative pronoun (which,
who, whom, whose, that)
 placed in a sentence right after the noun
we describe
Relative pronouns

Which = things/ animals

Who = people in subject position
Whom = people in object position
Whose = possession of somebody
= my, his, her, your, their, our
That = people & things
(not used in non-defining relative clauses)
Relative pronoun: which

The book "Alien" is mine. It is on the table.

Underline the common words in both sentences
The book "Alien" is mine. It is on the table.
Relative pronoun: which

The movie wasn’t very good. We saw it last

night.
The movie wasn’t very good. We saw it last
night.
 The movie which/ that we saw last night
wasn’t very good.
Exercise:

The dictionary is useful. I bought it from

England.
The dictionary is useful. I bought it from
England.
 The dictionary which I bought from
England is useful.
Relative pronoun: who (subject)

I thanked my mother. She helped me clean

my bedroom.
I thanked my mother. She helped me clean
my bedroom.
I thanked my mother,
who helped me clean my bedroom.
Exercise:

My brother is often punished by the teacher.

He is lazy and naughty.
 My brother is often punished by the
teacher. He is lazy and naughty.
 My brother, who is lazy and naughty, is
often punished by the teacher.
Relative pronoun: whom (object)

The man was friendly. I met him yesterday.

The man was friendly. I met him yesterday.
 The man whom I met yesterday was
friendly.
(x) The man whom I met him yesterday was
friendly.
Exercise:

The boy is my brother. You beat him

yesterday.
The boy is my brother. You beat him
yesterday.
 The boy whom you beat yesterday is my
brother.
Relative pronoun: whose

I know the man. His bicycle was stolen.

I know the man. His bicycle was stolen.
Exercise:

Fiona is a flight attendant. Her spoken

English is excellent.
Fiona is a flight attendant. Her spoken
English is excellent.
 Fiona, whose spoken English is
excellent, is a flight attendant.
More exercises:
1. The taxi driver was friendly. He took me to the
airport.
2. I liked the composition. You wrote it.
3. The Lee family is very nice. We visited them
last summer.
4. The man is standing over there. I mentioned
him to you.
5. My father called the police. His wallet was
stolen.
6. The problem is difficult to solve. We are facing
it.
Choose a suitable relative
pronoun
A man _____ job is to read the news on TV
is called a news presenter.
Irene Tang, _____ I have known for ten
years, is going to get married soon.
Tom, _____ has a handsome look, is my
elder brother.
 Combine the two sentences
using adjective clause
 1. Mr Hadi is our teacher. We like him very much.
2. Solo is a town. I studied there in 1990.
3. Do you know the woman ?My father gave her some
money yesterday.
4. Monday is the day. I was born on that day.
5. That is the girl . Her money was robbed near the bank
last night.
6. Do you know my book? I bought it last week.
7. Mr. Black is the writer. His book are widely read.
8. The bike is mine. It is in the garage
9. The man is my friend. He works in the bank.
 10. The boy lives near my house. His father died last
week.