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 Instructions: Read, study, and learn this lesson. Then do the exercise.  When you are satisfied that you understand the lesson, take the test.

[Adjective Clauses]

An adjective clause can modify words in another clause and be used in the same way adjectives are used.

1. A dependent clause that does the same work as an adjective is an adjective clause and is marked the same as an adjective, with [brackets].

2. An adjective clause can modify the following items: 

subject	complement
direct object	appositive
object of a preposition

The teacher [who gave our test] .is. \Miss White\. 

This .is. the \restaurant\ [about which I spoke]. 

Every officer .wants. a /partner/ [whom he can trust]. 

Jim Lazo, the salesman [who called you], .is. my brother. 

This play .was. written {by a teacher} [whose name you know].

3. When adjective clauses contain needed information, they should not be set off by commas:

Examples:

The officer [who conducted the inspection] is my commander.
The teacher [who gave our test] .is. \Miss White\.

4. When an adjective clause merely gives an explanatory comment, it should be set off by commas: 

Examples:

Mike, [who is my half brother], will visit this weekend.
Jim Lazo, the salesman, [who called you], is my friend.  

The relative pronouns are listed here: 

who

which

whom

whose

that

6. The words when and where are sometimes used as connectors for clauses. 

Examples:

.Do. you .have. [any] /idea/ [when the game started]?
The hotel [where we stayed] .was. {really} \crowded\. 

Exercise, Lesson 22

What to learn about adjective clauses 

1. An adjective clause can modify words in another clause and be used in the same way adjectives are used. 

7. The words when and where are sometimes used as connectors for clauses. 

Test, Lesson 22

Instructions: Write the sentences on a separate sheet of paper and answer all of the questions. 

1. What does an adjective clause do in a sentence? 

2. What is an adjective clause and how is it marked? 

3. What items can an adjective clause modify in a sentence? 

5. When are adjective clauses not set off by commas? 

6. Under what conditions should adjective clauses be set off by commas? 

7. Write two sentences using adjective clauses, one with needed information and one with an explanatory comment.

8. What do relative pronouns do in a sentence?

9. Write three sentences using three of the five relative pronouns?

Instructions: Mark the following sentences.

1. The monthly sales meeting, which was set for the seventh of May, will be held on the fifteenth.

2. The palm is a tropical tree that grows fast in Hawaii.

3. I do not remember the hotel where we stayed.

4. Sarah, whom you met earlier, is an accountant.

5. Stephen King is an author whose books many people read.

6. The girl who won the golf tournament lives in California.

7. We had the prime rib dinner, which was delicious.

8. Jim Brown, the man who spoke with you, is my supervisor,

9. I am taking English from a teacher whose name you know.

10. The lady who bought our house is a lawyer.