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 Adjective Clause

 DEFINITION:(write in your notebook)

Adjective clause is a group of words with a subject and verb that provide a description.
An adjective clause is a type of dependent clause that acts as an adjective in the
sentence. An adjective clause will always contain a subject and a verb. However, it
cannot stand alone as a complete thought.
Adjective clauses function as adjectives in a sentence in that they modify nouns. Adjective
clauses are beneficial to writing in that they make writing both more concise and more
descriptive. Here are some of their essential features; adjective clauses,
 are dependent clauses that cannot stand alone
 begin with a relative pronoun or adverb
 include a subject and a verb
 function as adjectives
 Recognize an adjective clause when you see one. An adjective clause—
also called an adjectival or relative clause—will meet three requirements:

 First, it will contain a subject and verb.

 Next, it will begin with a relative pronoun [who, whom, whose, that, or which] or

a relative adverb [when, where, or why].

 Finally, it will function as an adjective, answering the questions What kind? How
many? or Which one?

 The adjective clause will follow one of these two patterns:

REL ATIVE PR ON OUN OR ADVERB + SUB JECT + VERB

REL ATIVE PR ON OUN AS SUB JECT + VERB

Here are some examples:

 Whose big, brown eyes pleaded for another cookie
 Whose = relative pronoun; eyes = subject; pleaded = verb.

 Why Fred cannot stand sitting across from his sister Melanie

 Why = relative adverb; Fred = subject; can stand = verb [not, an adverb, is not

officially part of the verb].
 That bounced across the kitchen fl oor

 That = relative pronoun functioning as subject; bounced = verb.

 Who hiccupped for seven hours afterward