Fundamentals Of English Grammar

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CIiAPTER 12

'd Adjective Clauses

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I CONTENTS

12-1 Adjective clauses: introduction 12-4 Using which and that in adjective clauses

12-2 Using who and whom in adjective 12-5 Singular and plural verbs in adjective

clauses clauses

12-3 Using who, who(m), and that in 12-6 Using prepositions in adjective clauses

adjective clauses 12-7 Using whose in adjective clauses

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1 12-1 ADJECTIVE CLAUSES: INTRODUCTION

An adjective modifies a noun. "Modify" means to

change a little. An adjective describes or gives

information about the noun. (See Chart 6-8,

p. 166.)

An adjective usually comes in front of a noun.

adjective + noun

(a) I met a I kind ' 'msn.'

*GRAMMAR TERMINOLOGY

(1) I met a man = an independent clause; it is a

complete sentence.

(2) He 6'~ in Chicago = an independent clause; it is a

complete sentence.

(3) who live. in Wcaga = a dependent clause; it is

NOT a complete sentence.

(4) ImofamanUhholi~~dinChicg~~=an

independent clau~ + a dependent clause; a complete

sentence.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES 'I

An adjective clause* modifies a noun. It describes

or gives information about a noun.

An adjective clause follows a noun.

adjective clause

mn + adjective clause

(d) I met a'man' lwho is a famous poet.'

mn + adjective clause

(e) I met a 'man' 1 who lives in Chicago. 1

A clnuse is a suucmre that has a subject and a verb.

There are two hds of clauses: indepmdmt and

dependent.

An independent &we is a main clause and

can stand alone as a senrence.

.A dependent clause cannot stand alone as s

sentence; it must be connected to an independent

clause.