Adjective Clause
By Rohman, M.A.
Unsera, 25 April 2012
} Clause
} Clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb.
} Dependent clause is a complete sentence. It contains the main subject and verb of a sentence. It is also called a main clause.
} Independent clause is not a complete sentence. It must be connected to an independent clause to be meaningful.
} Adjective clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun. It describes, identifies, or gives further information about a noun. It is also called “a relative clause”.
} Adjective clause pronouns use pronoun to connect the dependent clause to the independent clause. The adjective clause pronouns are who, whom, which, that and whose.
} An adjective clause usually begins with a relative pronoun (which, that, who, whom, whose), a relative adverb (where, when, why), or a zero relative.
} There are two basic types of adjective clauses.
"The first type is the nonrestrictive or nonessential adjective clause. This clause simply gives extra information about the noun. In the sentence, 'My older brother's car, which he bought two years ago, has already needed many repairs,' the adjective clause, 'which he bought two years ago,' is nonrestrictive or nonessential. It provides extra information.
"The second type is the restrictive or essential adjective clause. It offers essential [information] and is needed to complete the sentence's thought. In the sentence, 'The room that you reserved for the meeting is not ready,' the adjective clause, 'that you reserved for the meeting,' is essential because it restricts which room."
(Jack Umstatter, Got Grammar? Wiley, 2007)
"The first type is the nonrestrictive or nonessential adjective clause. This clause simply gives extra information about the noun. In the sentence, 'My older brother's car, which he bought two years ago, has already needed many repairs,' the adjective clause, 'which he bought two years ago,' is nonrestrictive or nonessential. It provides extra information.
"The second type is the restrictive or essential adjective clause. It offers essential [information] and is needed to complete the sentence's thought. In the sentence, 'The room that you reserved for the meeting is not ready,' the adjective clause, 'that you reserved for the meeting,' is essential because it restricts which room."
(Jack Umstatter, Got Grammar? Wiley, 2007)
} Adjective Clause Pronouns Used as the Subject
a. I thanked the woman.-----it is independent clause
b. She helped me.-----it is independent clause.
(a+b) I thanked the woman who helped me.
} who helped me is an adjective clause which modifies the noun woman.
} Who is the subject of the adjective clause.
} An adjective clause closely follows the noun it modifies.
• The book is mine.
• It is on the table.
(a+b) The book which is on the table is mine.
(a+b) The book that is on the table is mine.
} Exercise
• I saw the man. He closed the door.
• The girl is happy. She won the race.
• The student is from China. She sits next to me.
• The students are from Unsera. They sit in the front row.
• We are studying sentences. They contain adjective clause.
• I drive a car. It contains fish and vegetables.
• The Kopas driver is friendly. He takes me to the campus.
• I watched a movie. It was full of actions and blood.
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