Class 5-3: Adjective Clauses
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An adjective clause is used to describe the noun in a sentence. |
| Clause: Who | Rules: Who is used for humans and domestic animals. Use who when your subject is followed by an auxiliary verb or an adverb. *Note: Domestic animals are animals, humans use for pets. (Ex: dogs, cats, birds, etc) | Examples: My friend, who is the nicest person in the world, gave me a great birthday present.(who = my friend) |
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My dog, who always gets in trouble, needed to go to the veterinarian today. *Note: The subject is followed by an adverb. |
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Whom |
Whom is used for humans. Use whom when your subject is followed by a noun or a possessive adjective. *Note: See page 94 for a list of possessive adjectives. |
Dr. Crew, whom Ben doesn’t like, is my teacher in math class. (whom = Dr. Crew) |
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Which |
Which is used for things and animals. |
Seth has a book which has great pictures. (which = book) |
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That |
That is used for humans, animals or things. |
John is writing a paper that his professor assigned. (that = paper) |
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Where |
Where is used to represent a location. |
The apartment where I live is in a good location. (where = apartment) |
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When |
When is used to represent a specific time. |
That time when I broke my arm was horrible. (when = time) |
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Whose |
Whose is used to show ownership. |
I know the girl whose essay won an award. (whose = girl) |
Exercise
Exercise 1: Using the list above choose the correct adjective clause for each sentence.
1. Mike has a dog that chews many things. (whose / when / that)
2. I know a friend ________ mother is the president of a company. (whose / that / when)
3. I know a place ________ the chicken is outstanding. (when / where / that)
4. Dr. Linda, ________ my friend loves, is not accepting patients. (that / when / whom)
5. My cat ________ is the best cat in the world, loves mice. (when / whose / who)
6. The computer ________ I wanted to buy is too expensive. (that / where / when)
7. The police have not caught the person ________ hit my car yesterday. (when / whose / who)
8. The book ________ I borrowed from Linda has been stolen. (when / where / that)
9. That time ________ I lost my dog was very sad for me. (when / where / that)
10. The man ________ house I am looking to purchase is willing to lower the price. (whose / that / when)
