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Understanding Adjective Clauses

This document provides an introduction to adjective clauses. It defines adjective clauses as clauses that modify and describe nouns. Adjective clauses use subject pronouns like "who" and "that" to connect the clause to the noun it is describing. Some key points covered include: 1) Adjective clauses follow and describe a noun, while adjectives usually come before nouns. 2) Adjective clauses must have a subject and verb and cannot stand alone as a sentence, unlike independent clauses. 3) "Who" and "that" are used as subject pronouns in adjective clauses describing people. "Who" is more common in writing.

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Understanding Adjective Clauses

This document provides an introduction to adjective clauses. It defines adjective clauses as clauses that modify and describe nouns. Adjective clauses use subject pronouns like "who" and "that" to connect the clause to the noun it is describing. Some key points covered include: 1) Adjective clauses follow and describe a noun, while adjectives usually come before nouns. 2) Adjective clauses must have a subject and verb and cannot stand alone as a sentence, unlike independent clauses. 3) "Who" and "that" are used as subject pronouns in adjective clauses describing people. "Who" is more common in writing.

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CHAPTER 12 pagina 321

Adjective Clauses

Exercise 1. Warm- up (Chart 12-1)

Check the completions that are true for you.

I have a friend who…

1. Lives near me. 3. Likes to do exciting things.


2. Is interested in soccer. 4. Is studying to be an astronaut.

Adjective Clauses: Introduction

Adjectives Adjective Clauses


An adjective modifies a noun. Modify means to An adjective clause modifies a noun. It describes
change a little. An adjective describes or gives or gives information about a noun.
information about the noun.
An adjective usually comes in front of a noun. An adjective clause follows a noun.
(a) I met a kind man (c) I met a man who is kind to everybody.
(b) I met a famous man (d) I met a man who is a famous poet.
(e) I met a man who lives in Chicago.

GRAMMAR TERMINOLOGY
(1) I met a man = an independent clause; it is A clause is a structure that has a subject and a
a complete sentence. verb. There are two kind of clauses: independent
(2) He lives in Chicago = an independent and dependent.
clause; it is a complete sentence.  An independent clause is a main clause
(3) I met a man who lives in Chicago = an and can stand alone as a sentence, as in
independent clause + a dependent (1) and (2)
clause; a complete sentence.  A dependent clause, as in (3), cannot
stand alone as a sentence. It must be
connected to an independent clause, as
in (4)

Exercise 2. Looking at grammar.

Check the items that have complete sentences.

1. I know a teenager. She flies airplanes.


2. I know a teenager who files airplanes.
3. A teenager who flies airplanes.
4. Who flies airplanes.
5. Who flies airplanes?
6. I know a teenager flies’ airplanes. pagina 322

Exercise 3. Warm-up

Complete the sentences with the correct words from the list. Underline the word that follows doctor
in each sentence.

A dermatologist An orthopedist A pediatrician A surgeon

1. is a doctor who performs operations.


2. is a doctor that treats skin problems.
3. is a doctor who treats bone injuries.
4. Is a doctor that treats children.

Using Who and that in Adjective clauses to describe people.

(a) The man is friendly. In adjective clauses, who and that are used as
(b) The man who lives next to me is friendly. subject pronouns to describe people.
In (a): He is a subject pronoun. He refers to “the
man”
He lives next to me. To make an adjective clause, change he to who.
Who is a subject pronoun. Who refers to “the
Who lives next to me. man”

(c) The woman is talkative That is also a subject pronoun and can replace
(d) The woman that lives next to me is who, as in (d).
talkative. The subject pronouns who and that cannot be
omitted from an adjective clause.
She lives next to me. Incorrect: the woman lives next to me is talkative
As subject pronouns, both who and that are
That lives next to me. common in conversation, but who is more
common in writing.
In (b) and (d): the adjective clause immediately
follows the noun it modifies.
Incorrect: the woman is talkative that lives next
to me.

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