Adjective Clauses Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2

Adjective Clauses A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb. What is an adjective clause ? An adjective is a word that describes, identifies or gives further information about a noun. What is an adjective clause ? An adjective clause is a clause that describes, identifies or gives further information about a noun.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses I thanked the woman. She helped me. I thanked the woman who helped me. I thanked the woman that helped me. Who or that are used for people. Who or that replace the subject.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses Who, whom or that are used for people. Who, whom or that replace the object. The girl was Jane. I saw her at the party. The girl who I saw at the party was Jane. The girl whom I saw at the party was Jane. The girl that I saw at the party was Jane. The girl I saw at the party was Jane. Here, the relative pronoun can be ommitted.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses COMPARE I thanked the woman. She helped me. The girl was Jane. I saw her at the party. I thanked the woman who/that helped me. The girl who/whom/ that/--- I saw at the party was Jane. Who / that replace the subject. Who / whom / that replace the object. In this case, the pronoun can be ommitted.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses The books are mine. They are on the table. The books which are on the table are mine. The books that are on the table are mine. Which or that are used for things. Which or that replace the subject.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses Which or that are used for things. Which or that replace the object. The movie was funny. We saw it last night. The movie which we saw last night was funny. The movie that we saw last night was funny. The movie we saw last night was funny. Here, the relative pronoun can be ommitted.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses COMPARE The books are mine. They are on the table. The movie was funny. We saw it last night. The books which/that are on the table are mine. The movie which/that/ --- we saw yesterday was funny. Which / that replace the subject. Which / that replace the object. In this case, the pronoun can be ommitted.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses who / whom / which / that / *no relative pronoun 1) The book _______ I read was good. which that ) The girl _____ won the race was happy. who that 3) I am using a sentence ______ contains adjective clauses. which that 4) The people ________ we visited yesterday were very nice. who whom that Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses She is the girl. I told you about her. She is the girl about whom I told you. She is the girl who/whom/that I told you about. After prepositions, use whom (people) and which (things). She is the girl I told you about. The meeting was nice. I went to it. The meeting to which I went was nice. The meeting which/that I went to was nice. The meeting I went to was nice.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses Whose is used to show possession. Whose replaces the word showing possession. I know the man. His bicycle was stolen. I know the man whose bicycle was stolen. Whose can never be ommitted.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses Where is used for places. Where replaces the adverb ( preposition + place ). The building is very old. He lives in that building. The building where he lives is very old. Which can be used if the preposition is kept. The building in which he lives is very old.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses When is used for time. When replaces the adverb ( preposition + time ). I’ll never forget the day. I met you on that day. I’ll never forget the day when I met you. Which can be used if the preposition is kept. I’ll never forget the day on which I met you.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses who / whom /which that / whose / when where *no relative pronoun 1) The people _______ house we visited were nice.whose 2a) The picture at _______ she was looking was beautiful.which 3a) That is the restaurant _______ I will meet you.where 4a) 7:05 is the time _______ my plane arrives.when Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun. 2b) The picture ________ she was looking at was beautiful. which that b) That is the restaurant at _______ I will meet you.which 4b) 7:05 is the time at ________ my plane arrives.which

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses 1) That is the boy. His father was arrested yesterday. That is the boy whose father was arrested yesterday. 2) She is the woman. We tallked about her yesterday. She is the woman about whom we talked yesterday. 3) He is from the city. I was born there. He is from the city where I was born. Combine the pairs of sentences, using one of them as an adjective clause. She is the woman who/whom/that/--- we talked about yesterday. He is from the city in which I was born.

Thomas Prime 5 – Unit 2 Adjective Clauses The End !!!!!!