Adjective Clauses

By : Ronaldi. S Pd
 Combine the two sentences into one sentence using
adjective clause

 Do you know the people?

 They live in the white house.
 Do you know the people who live in the white
house?

 Do you like the mechanic?

 He fixed your car.
 Do you like the mechanic who fixed your car?
 Practice 1
 I don’t know the man.
 He is talking to Rita.
 I don’t know the man ____________________
who is talking to Rita

 The man thanked me.

 I helped her.
 _____________________
The man thanked me who help her.
 Combine the two sentences into one sentence using
adjective clause

 The woman gave me some information.

 I called her.
 The woman whom I called gave me some information.
 The woman I called gave me some information

 The people were very nice.

 I met them at the party last night.
 The people whom I met at the party last night were very nice
 The people I met at the party last night were very nice
 Practice 2
 The woman was walking with her dogs.
 I saw her.
 The woman whom ______________
I saw was walking with her dogs

 The people were playing football.

 I met them at the park.
 ___________________ were playing football.
The people whom I met at the park
 Combine the two sentences into one sentence
using adjective clause

 The police officer was friendly.

 He gave me directions.
 The police officer who gave me directions was
friendly

 The waitress was friendly.

 She served us dinner.
 The waitress who served us dinner was friendly
 Practice 3
 The people have three cars.
 They live next to me.
 The people __________________________
who live next to me have three cars

 The students come from many countries

 They are in my class
 ______________________
The students who are in my class come from many
 countries
 Combine the two sentences into one sentence
using adjective clause

 Mr. Polanski is a mechanic.

 You can trust him.
 Mr. Polanski is a mechanic whom you can trust

 Mrs. X is a teacher.
 Many students are proud of her
 Mrs. X is a teacher whom many students are
proud of
 Practice 4
 He called the girl.
 He loves her.
 He called the girl________________
whom he loves

 She brings the boy to school

 I teach him English
 ____________________
She brings the boy whom I teach to school
English
 Adjective Clause Which
 The pill made me sleepy.
 I took it.
 The pill which I took made me sleepy.
 The pill that I took made me sleepy.
 The pill Ø I took made me sleepy.
 Adjective Clause Which
 The soup was too salty.
 I had it for lunch.
 The soup which I had for lunch was too salty
 The soup that I had for lunch was too salty
 The soup Ø I had for lunch was too salty
 Practice 5
 The bus is always crowded.
 I take it to school every morning.
 The bus ____________________
which I take to school every morning is always crowded

 The notes helped me a lot.

 I borrowed them from you.
The notes which I borrowed from you me a lot.
 ___________________helped
 Adjective Clause Which
 I have a class.
 It begins at 8:00 A.M.
 I have a class which begins at 8:00 A.M
 I have a class that begins at 8:00 A.M
 Practice 6
 A lion is an animal.
 This animal lives in Africa.
 A lion is ______________________
an animal which lives in Africa

 A globe is a ball.
 This ball has a map of the world on it.
 ____________ has a map of the world on it.
A globe is a ball which
Rearrange these jumbled words into a meaningful
sentence

1. which - asked - my daughter – answer – I - a

question - couldn’t - me.

2. borrowed - my roommate - lost - I the scarf -

from – I - which

3. the people - next to - to - sitting – I - who - me

– talked - were
Rearrange these jumbled words into a meaningful
sentence

4. downtown - goes - can – where –

the bus - catch – I - which?

5. who - brother - I - some people know – met -

my

6. talking to - is - from- the teacher -who - Peru -

the student - is
 Using where
A stadium is a place. You can play sport there.
A stadium is a place where you can play sport

That’s our art workshop .

Young people can learn painting and sculpting
there.
That’s our art workshop where young people
can learn painting and sculpting.
 Using where
The library has a complete collection of
books. I usually go there
The library where I usually go has a complete
collection of books.

That’s the office. My mother works there

That’s the office where my mother works
 Combine the two sentences. Use the second
sentence as the adjective clause

1. I have some valuable antiques.

I found them in my grandmother’s attic.

2. The woman is our new English teacher.

She is talking to the school principal.

3. Biographies are books.

They tell the stories of people’s lives.
7. The people are called New Yorkers.
They live in New York

8. Do you know a place?

We can have a rest for a moment there.

9. Liba likes the present.

Nanda gave her it.

10. That’s the office.

My mother works there
 Combine the two sentences. Use the second
sentence as the adjective clause

4. A meteorologist is a person.
He studies weather phenomena.

5. I really like the restaurant.

We have dinner there.

6. The book was expensive.

I bought it yesterday
 Using Whose

I know the man. His bicycle was stolen

I know the man whose bicycle was stolen

The student writes well. I read her composition

The student whose composition I read writes well

Mr. Martin has a painting. Its value is inestimable.

Mr. Martin has a painting whose value is inestimable.
 Practice 1
I know a man. His last name is Trianggoro
I know a man whose last name is Trianggoro.

I apologized to the woman. I spilled her coffee.

I apologized to the woman whose coffee I spilled

The man called the police. His wallet was stolen.

The man whose wallet was stolen called the police

I met the woman. Her husband is the school principal.

I met the woman whose husband is the school principal
 Practice 1
The teacher is excellent. I am taking his course.
The teacher whose course I am taking is excellent.

Mrs. Roulina teaches a class for students. Their native

language is not English.
Mrs. Roulina teaches a class for students whose native
language is not English.

The people were very nice. We visited their house.

The people whose house we visited were very nice.
 Practice 1
I live in a dormitory. Its residents come from many
countries.
I live in a dormitory whose residents come from many
countries.

I have to call the man. I accidentally picked up his

umbrella after the meeting.
I have to call the man whose umbrella I accidentally
picked up after the meeting.
I broke a child’s toy. He started to cry.
The child whose toy I broke started to cry

A woman’s purse was stolen. She called the

police.
The woman whose purse was stolen called the
police.

Ridho Rhoma is a singer. I like his music best.

Ridho Rhoma is a singer whose music I like best
 Practice 1
Inggrid is a student. You found her book.
Inggrid is a student whose book you found.

Mas Bagyo is a janitor. You borrow his bicycle.

Mas bagyo is a janitor whose bicycle you
borrow.

I used a woman’s phone. I thanked her.

I thanked the woman whose phone I used
Combine the two sentences into one sentence

There is the woman. Her cat died.

Over there is the woman. You met her husband.
That is the man. His son is an astronaut.
That is the girl. I borrowed her camera.
There is the boy. His mother is a famous musician.
They are the people. We visited their house last month.
That is the couple. Their apartment was burglarized.
The woman was sad. Her cat died.
The man is my teacher. You met his wife.
The professor gives hard tests. I am taking her course.
Find and underline the adjective clause in the long sentence .
Then change the long sentence into two short sentences

 Tina likes the present which I gave

her for her birthday.

 Tina likes the present

I gave it to her for her birthday

 A stadium is a place where you can play sports.

 A stadium is a place

 You can play sports there

I like the people with whom I work.

I like the people

I work with them

 George Washington is a president whose picture
is on a one-dollar bill.

 George Washington is a president

 His picture is on a one-dollar bill
A stenograph is a person who can write
shorthand.

 A stenograph is a person

 He can write shorthand

  That’s
the school where Susi’s mother
teaches.

 That’s the school

 Susi’s mother teaches there

  Ihave a friend whose father is a
famous artist.

I have a friend

 His father is a famous artist

  The
camera which I bought has a
zoom lens.

 The camera has a zoom lens

I bought it
 The person to whom you should send your
application is the director of Admissions.
 The person is the director of admissions
 You should send your application to him
 He’sthe boy whose parents live in
Switzerland.

 He is the boy

 His parents live in Switzerland

All of the following sentences contain mistakes. Can you find
the mistakes and correct them?

 The book which I bought it at the bookstore was very

expensive.
 The book which I bought at the bookstore was very
expensive.

 The woman was nice that I met yesterday.

 The woman that I met yesterday was nice.
 The people which live next to me are friendly.
 The people who live next to me are friendly.

 I met a woman who her husband is a famous

lawyer.
 I met a woman whose husband is a famous
lawyer.
 Do you know the people who lives in that
house?
 Do you know the people who live in that
house?
 The professor teaches Chemistry is very good.
 The professor who teaches Chemistry is very
good.