2-4 USlNti WHICH ANIJ 1.HAl.IN AIJJEti~I~lVE CLAUSES
(a) The river is polluted. flo; hub the town.
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that
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(b) The river which flows through the town is polluted.
(c) The river that flows through the town is polluted.(d) The books were expensive. I bought m them.
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(e) The books which I boughf were expensive.
(f) The books that I bought were expensive.
(g) The books 0 I bought were expensive.
Who and whmn refer to people. Which
refers to things. That can refer to either
people or things.
In (a):To make an adjective clause, change
it to which or that. It, which, and that
all refer to a thing (the river).
(b) and (c) have the same meaning.
When which and that are used as the
subject of an adjective clause, they CANNOT
be omitted.
INCORRBCT: The riwrflows through town is
polluted.
Which or that can be used as an object in
an adjective clause, as in (e) and (f).
An object pronoun can be omitted from an
adjective clause, as in (g).
(e), (f), and (g) have the same meaning.EXERCISE 7. Adjective clauses with WHO, WHO(M), WHICH, and THAT.
(Charts 12-3 and 12-4)
Directions: Combine the two sentences into one sentence. Make "b" an adjective clause.
Give all the possible forms.- a. The pill made me sleepy. b. I took it.
+ The pill which I wok made me sleepy.
+ The pill that I wok made me sleepy.
- The $4 0 I wok made me sleepy.
- a. The soup was too salty. b. I had it for lunch.
3. a. I have a class. b. It begins at 8:00 A.M. - a. I know a man. b. He doesn't have to work for a living.
5. a. The information helped me a lot. b. I found it on the Internet.
6. a. The people waved at us. b. We saw them on the bridge.
7. a. My daughter asked me a question. b. I couldn't answer it.
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