IDENTIFYING DEPENDENT ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

DEPENDENT ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Dependent adjective clauses all have a subject and a verb. They never come at the beginning of the sentence. They always follow the noun or pronoun that they modify (describe). They begin with relative pronouns. The most common relative pronouns used to begin dependent adjective clauses are the following:

who	whom
whose	which
that	where

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 Examples

S (s v) V
The gymnast (who won the gold medal) is my cousin.
                        dependent adjective clause modifying "gymnast"

S (s v) V
The interview (that I had yesterday) went well.
                                dependent adjective clause modifying "interview"

S( s v) V
My new car, (which I bought in Kemptville), has both air-conditioning and power locks.
                           dependent adjective clause modifying "car"

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