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Adjective Clauses Groups of words that act as adjectives to describe or identify a noun. These clauses follow the noun and begin with relative pronouns.

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2 Adjective Clauses Groups of words that act as adjectives to describe or identify a noun. These clauses follow the noun and begin with relative pronouns. noun relative pronoun EX. The ESL class that Vicki teaches is on the Newark campus.

3 Your Turn! What are identifying adjective clauses? What do adjective clauses follow in the sentence? What do adjective clauses begin with?

4 Adjective Clauses Indentifying adjective clauses are really a combination of two shorter sentences about the same noun. EX. The ESL class is on the Newark campus. + Vicki teaches the ESL class. The ESL class that Vicki teaches is on the Newark campus.

5 Relative Pronouns Identifying adjective clauses begin with relative pronouns. Who = person or people (sometimes animals) Which = thing or things That = thing or things When = time or times Where or in which = a place or places Whose or in whose = possession

6 Your Turn! What are adjective clauses a combination of? Name several relative pronouns? Which relative pronouns do we use for people? Which relative pronouns do we use for things?

7 Adjective Clauses The relative pronoun replaces the noun it describes; the noun is NOT repeated. I saw the horse. + The scientist was testing the horse. = I saw the horse that the scientist was testing. NOT I saw the horse that the scientist was testing the horse.

8 Your Turn! Combine each pair of sentences into one sentence using an identifying adjective clause. Clever Hans was trained by a retired school teacher. The school teacher had taught science for many years. The afternoon was cold and rainy. That afternoon Clever Hans was ready to perform.

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