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Thesearetheimportantpointscoveredinthischapter.
- Anadjectiveclauseisa dependentclausethatfunctionsasanadjective;that
is,it givesmoreinformationabouta nounorpronounintheindependent
clause.Themodifiednounorpronounis calledtheantecedent.
2.Anadjectiveclausebeginswitha relativepronounora relativeadverb.
3.Placeanadjectiveclauseafteritsantecedentandasclosetoitaspossible
toavoidconfusionofmeaning.
4.Theverbinanadjectiveclauseshouldagreeinnumberwithitsantecedent.
- Adjectiveclausesareeitherrestrictive(necessary)ornomestrictive
(unnecessary).Addcommasbeforeandafternomestrictiveclauses.
who referstopeople subjectinits restrictive Theprofessorwhoteachesmy--biologyclass
ownclause wona NobelPrizetwoyearsago.
ornonrestrictive ProfessorJones,whoteachesmybiology
class,wona NobelPrizetwoyearsago.
whom referstopeople objectinitsown restrictive Sheloanedhercartosomeonewhomshe
clause didnotknow.
ornonrestrictive ProfessorJones,whomI haveforbiology,
wona Nobel~rizetwoyearsago.
whose referstopeople, subjectorobject restrictive I studiedalgebrawitha professorwhose
animals,and initsownclause nameIhaveforgotten.
things;shows ornonrestrictive AppleComputer,whoseMacintosh
possession computerchangedcomputing,wasstarted
bytwomenworkingina garage.
which referstoanimals subjectorobject nonrestrictive Sheteachesbi9logy,whichismyfavorite
andthings initsownclause only subject.
Herhusbandteachesalgebra,whichIenjoy
theleast.
that referstoanimals subjectorobject restrictiveonly Theclassthatmeetsinthenextroomis very
andthings; initsownclause; noisy.
informally,refers ifthatisan Thesubject~hatIenjoytheleastis algebra.
topeople object,it may
beomitted ThesubjectIenjoytheleastisalgebra.
Thesalesmanthatsoldmemycarwasfired.
(informal)
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