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Adjective Clauses, Examples, More formal, Less formal, More formal, Less…
Adjective Clauses
What is it?
Dependent clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun in a main independent clause. :
Identifying
Necesary to identify the noun; contain important information; they are not enclosed in commas.
Example
Non identifying
Give additional information; do not use (that); use (which) + relative pronoun.
Example
Objects in Adjective Clauses
People
Whom
Tania, whom cooks very well, is my classmate.
That
Glenda is the person that did the mind map.
Who
Sharon, who lives in Nindirí, did not came to class.
Things
Which
The exercise which I did on MEL was difficult.
That
The money that I found on my chair was Heysenhawer's.
Subject in Adjectives Clauses
People
Who
Mr. Martínez was the teacher who taught me Pronuciation.
That
Marcela is the girl that lives in Granada.
Things
Which
Cesia is writing with the new pencil which is being sold at UCA's library.
That
Valentin picked up the book that was on the floor.
Where and When in Adjective Clauses
Where
introduce an adjective clause that modifies a noun of place; it replaces the adverb
there.
When
or that introduce an adjective clause that modifies a noun of time.
Whose in Adjective Clauses
Replace his/her/its/their + a noun; it can modify people or things
J.K. Rowling is a writer whose books are very good to me.
It is a thought whose origin dates back to times past.
Examples
More formal
Less formal
More formal
Less formal
Examples
To indicate possesion.
This is is the university where I study.
I still remember the day when we got married.
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The man who created Facebook studied at Harvard.
Facebook, which was created by Zuckerberg, is the most popular social media.
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