Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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Adjective Clauses

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Anadjectiveclauseisa dependentclausethatfunctionsasanadjective.Thatis,it

modifies(givesmoreinformationabout)a nounorpronoun.

ADJECTIVECLAUSE

ThefirstthanksgivingfeastintheUnitedStates,whichtookplacein1621,

lastedthreedays.

ADJECTIVECLAUSE

Everyonewhostudiedfortheexampassedit easily.

ADJECTIVECLAUSE

TheawardthatMarioreceivedwasforhisvolunteerwork.

Inthefirstsentence,whichtookplacein 1621 is anadjectiveclausethatgivesmore

information aboutthenounphrasethefirstthanksgivingfeastintheUnitedStates.

Thisnounphraseiscalledtheantecedentoftheadjectiveclause.

Whatistheadjectiveclausein thesecondsentence?Whatis theantecedent?

Is theantecedenta nounora pronoun?Whatistheadjectiveclauseinthethird

sentence?Whatistheantecedent?