Adjective Clause: by Aura Rachmalia Karina Amelia R

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
By
Aura Rachmalia
Karina Amelia R
TYPES OF
ADJECTIVE
CLAUSE
PARTS OF
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
WHAT IS ADJECTIVE
CLAUSE CLAUSE
CLAUSE?
EXAMPLES
OF
ADJECTIVE
CLAUSE
WHAT IS ADJECTIVE CLAUSE?
◦ An adjective clause is a clause that works to describe (modify) a noun or pronoun. It will always be a
subordinate clause. It appears immediately after the word it describes (modifies).
◦ Adjective clauses always begin with either a pronoun or an adverb.
Pronouns: who, which, that, whom, whose
Adverbs: why, where, when
◦ Adjective clauses answer questions that begin with which, who, when, or what kind.
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EXAMPLES OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
◦ Example 1:
“I do feel so sorry,” said Draco Malfoy, one Potions class, “for all those people who have to stay at
Hogwarts for Christmas because they’re not wanted at home.”
-J.K Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
◦ In this example, the adjective clause is describing the noun ‘people’. It is giving the reader more
information about the kind of people that Draco feels sorry for. It begins with the pronoun ‘who’, and
answers the question, “Which people?”
◦ Example 2:
“The four gas giant planets, which are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus, are further away from the Sun
than the rocky planets”.
The adjective clause in this sentence is describing the gas giant planets in more detail. It is giving the
reader more description about the outer planets. The clause begins with the pronoun ‘which’ and answers
the question, “Which planets?”
◦ Example 3:
“The time when fish are easiest to catch is at dawn”.
This adjective clause is our first example of one starting with an adverb. It begins with the adverb ‘when’.
Note that ‘when’ is not the subject of the adjective clause – ‘fish’ is.
TYPES OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
1). A restrictive clause is one that limits or restricts the noun or pronoun it modifies. It makes the noun or
pronoun more specific. Restrictive clauses have information that is essential to the meaning of the
sentence.
◦ Example :
“People who are rude are difficult to be around”.
This adjective clause is restrictive. It limits the type of person that the subject ‘people’ is about. The
sentence is not about all people, but about a limited group of people: ones who are rude. If this adjective
clause were removed, the meaning of this sentence would be very different.
2). A non-restrictive clause does not limit the noun or pronoun it modifies; instead, it gives a bit of
additional information. Non-restrictive clauses are not essential to a sentence’s meaning, but add a bit of
extra detail.
◦ Example :
“My brother, who is sometimes rude to guests, lives down the street from me”.
This adjective clause is non-restrictive. It is adding extra information about ‘my brother’. If this adjective
clause were removed, the main message of the sentence would remain the same.
PARTS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
An adjective clause must have the two parts that every clause has: a subject (what the clause is about) and
a verb (what the subject is doing). The subject of an adjective clause depends on whether it begins with a
pronoun or an adverb.
1). Adjective Clause beginning with a Pronoun
◦ When an adjective clause begins with a pronoun, the pronoun is the subject of the clause.
Example :
“The man who owns Curious George wears a yellow hat”.
In this example, ‘who’ is a pronoun and the subject of the adjective clause. The clause describes ‘man’,
which is the subject of the main clause ‘The man wears a yellow hat.’ ‘Owns’ is the verb, because it is the
action that ‘who’ is doing.
2). Adjective Clause beginning with an Adverb
◦ When an adjective clause begins with an adverb, the noun or pronoun following the adverb is the subject.
Example :
“The restaurant where they serve fried zucchini is my favorite”.
This adjective clause begins with an adverb (‘where’). The subject of the clause is the pronoun ‘they’. The
verb is ‘serve’, and the adjective clause describes the restaurant.
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