Adjective Clause

1.     Defenition and function of Adjective Clause

Ø  Defenition

Adjective clause have a subject and a verb (or predicate). They will start with a relative pronoun,like: that, who, whom, whose, or which.Or a relative adverb, like: why, where, or when.

Ø  Function

ü  Adjective Clauses as Noun Phrase Modifiers

·         Harry Potter is the boy who lived.

·         The map you sent me last week seems outdated

ü  Adjective Clauses as Verb Phrase Modifiers

·         Reading, which is one of my favorite past times, keeps the mind sharp.

·         Washing the windows, which still needs completed, occurs every Wednesday morning.

ü  Adjective Clauses as Prepositional Phrase Modifiers

·         Behind the machine shed, which is overgrown with weeds, needs mowed.

·         Between seven and nine, which is a reasonable time frame, is when employees must arrive.

ü  Adjective Clauses as Noun Clause Modifiers

·         That the museum cancelled the lecture, which is quite surprising, disappoints me.

·         For you to not graduate from college now, which would be such as shame, is out of the question.

2.     Pattern or rule of Adjective Clause

Ø Relative pronoun or adverb + subject + verb

Ø Relative pronoun as subject + verb

3.     Example of Adjective Clause

Ø  Relative pronoun or adverb + subject + verb

·         Whose big, brown eyes pleaded for another cookie

·         Why Fred cannot stand sitting across from his sister Melanie

Ø  Relative pronoun as subject + verb

·         That bounced across the kitchen floor

·         Who hiccupped for seven hours afterward

4.     Summary of Adjective Clause

Adjectice clause have a subject and a verb (or predicate). They will start with a relative pronoun or a relative adverb. And Adjective clause have two pattern are:

1.      Relative pronoun or adverb + subject + verb

2.      Relative pronoun as subject + verb