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Examples of Adjective Clauses

Adjectives=20 modify nouns=20 and pronouns,=20 giving a description or more information. An adjective=20 clause is simply a group of words with a subject and a verb that = provide a=20 description. The clause starts with a pronoun such as who, whom, that, = or which=20 or an adverb such as when, where and why.

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Adjective Clauses In Action

Adjective clauses do not change the basic meaning of the sentence. In = some=20 cases, when they provide more information into a sentence, they need to = be set=20 off with commas.

Here are several examples of sentences with the adjective clauses=20 underlined:

  • Pizza, which most people love, is = not very=20 healthy.
  • The people whose names are on the = list will=20 go to camp.
  • Grandpa remembers the old days when there = was no=20 television. 
  • Fruit that is grown organically is = expensive.=20
  • Students who are intelligent get = good=20 grades.
  • Eco-friendly cars that run on = electricity=20 save gas.
  • I know someone whose father served in = World War=20 II.
  • Making noise when he eats is the main reason why Sue=20 does not like to eat with her brother.
  • The kids who were called first will = have the=20 best chance of getting a seat.
  • Running a marathon, a race of twenty-six=20 miles, takes a lot of training.
  • I enjoy telling people about Janet Evanovich whose=20 latest book was fantastic.
  • The people waiting all night outside the = Apple=20 store are trying to purchase a new iPhone.
  • "He who can no longer pause to wonder and = stand rapt=20 in awe is as good as dead." - Albert Einstein
  • =E2=80=9CThose who do not complain = are never pitied.=E2=80=9D=20 - Jane Austen
  • =E2=80=9CPeople demand freedom of speech to make up for the = freedom of thought=20 which they avoid.=E2=80=9D - S=C3=B8ren = Kierkegaard
  • =E2=80=9CNever go to a doctor whose office = plants have=20 died.=E2=80=9D - Erma Bombeck
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Turning Adjective Clauses into Phrases

An adjective clause with a subject pronoun - such as which, that or = who - can=20 also be shortened into a phrase.

You can shorten an adjective clause in two ways:

  1. Omit the subject pronoun and verb.
  2. Omit the subject pronoun and change the verb to the form ending in = "ing."

Here are some examples of how to create an adjective phrase:

  • Adjective Clause: The books, which are lost, are not = really=20 necessary.
  • Adjective Phrase: The books lost are not really = necessary.

 

  • Adjective Clause: The girl who is running is my best = friend.
  • Adjective Phrase: The girl running is my best friend.

 

  • Adjective Clause: His share of the money, which consists = of=20 $100,000, was given to him on Monday.
  • Adjective Phrase: His share of the money, consisting of $100,000, = was=20 given to him on Monday.

 

  • Adjective Clause: Something that smells bad may be = rotten.
  • Adjective Phrase: Something smelling bad may be rotten.

 

Remember, the goal of an adjective clause is to add more information = to a=20 noun or a pronoun. You can add the information by including a few more = words or=20 by changing the adjective clause to a phrase.

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