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By the end of the lesson you will be able to … define an adjective clause. mention the characteristics of adjective clause. mention types of adjective clause. say different position of adjective clause. identify some adjective clauses.
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Md. Abdul Kader Lecturer
Department of EnglishCambrian College
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Welcome to all of you.
English GrammarClass-IX-XII
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Lesson: Adjective Clause
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Learning Outcome
• define an adjective clause.• mention the characteristics
of adjective clause.• mention types of adjective
clause.• say different position of
adjective clause. • identify some adjective
clauses.
By the end of
the lesson
you will be able
to …
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WHATIS AN
ADJECTIVE
CLAUSE???
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Adjective clauses
An adjective clause is a subordinate clause used as an adjective to modify a noun or a pronoun.Adjective Clauses are also called RELATIVE CLAUSES.
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Examples of Adjective Clauses
The woman who looks happy danced across the street.The whole clause is modifying the noun woman!The clause is still telling us which woman.The woman who looks happy.
Likewise,The girl whom you teach is my sister. (modifying girl)
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Examples of Adjective Clauses
The person who made the mess needs to clean it. (modifying person)People whose cats shed need to vacuum often. (modifying people)This is the house that Jack built. (modifying house)The book which I had not read fell on my head. (modifying book)
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WHATARE THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ADJECTIVE
CLAUSE ???
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
1. Adjective clauses usually appear immediately after the word that they modify. Example:She likes the guy who sits in front of her.
2. It will have a subject and a verb.Example: This is the house that Jack built.(The independent clause is This is the house. The relative clause is that Jack built. Notice that both clauses have a subject and a verb.)
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
3. Adjective clauses begin with relative pronouns: who, whose, that, whom, whichExamples:The meat which they ate was tainted.They are searching for the one who borrowed the book.Note: Sometimes a relative pronoun is omitted. The missing pronoun, however, is understood and still functions in the sentence.Examples: The flowers (that) I bought for my mother are beautiful.The friends (whom) I visited are my cousins.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
4. While most of the time relative clauses are introduced by relative pronouns, sometimes they are introduced by relative adverbs (where, when, why).Notice that the following clauses are still modifying the nouns.The arctic is a region where life is difficultTuesday is the day when we have pizza for dinner.Our teacher told us the reason why we study grammar.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
5. It will tell us something about the noun or pronoun.The book which has the blue cover is mine. (It tells us something about the book )He who stole the book is unknown to me. (It tells us something about the pronoun “he” )
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
6. Finally, it will function as an adjective, answering the questions What kind? How many? or Which one?Joe read the book that I gave him.(Which book did Joe read? Answer: the one that I gave him.)A politician who is trustworthy has the support of the people. (Answering what kind of politician)
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WHATARE THE
TYPES OF AN ADJECTİVE CLAUSE ???
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Types of Adjective Clause
There are two kinds of adjective clauses:
They are-
Non-defining (or non-essential)
clause
Defining (or essential)
clause
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WHATIS THE
POSITION OF ADJECTİVE CLAUSE IN
SENTENCE ???
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Adjective Clause as a Subject
Examples:Pavarotti, who sings at the
Metropolitan Opera, is a tenor.
The part of Alaska that is within the Arctic Circle is cold most of the year.
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Adjective Clause as a Direct Object
Examples: Someone broke the window
that I recently fixed. Did I tell you about the
author whom I met? I have a friend whose witty
remarks amuse me.
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Adjective Clause as Object of Preposition
Examples: This is my aunt of whom I have
spoken . The climate is one in which
little foliage can grow.
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Group Work
The sentences in this exercise have been adapted from a paragraph in Richard Rodriguez's memoir Hunger of Memory (1981). Seven of the sentences contain adjective clauses. Identify these adjective clauses (1-10)
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Practice-1
1. In the early years of my boyhood, my parents coped very well in America.
2. My father, who had steady work, and my mother, who managed at home, were nobody's victims.
3. Ambition led them to purchase a home that was many blocks from the poor side of Sacramento.
4. This home, which they had worked so hard to own, was only a block from the biggest, whitest houses in town.
5. Despite their achievements, the confidence of "belonging" in public was withheld from them both.
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Practice-1
6. They regarded the people at work, the faces in crowds, as very distant from us.7. They were the others, los gringos, who always spoke too rapidly.8. The English that my parents spoke in public was hesitant, accented, not always grammatical.9. The Spanish language of their Mexican past, which they spoke at home, sounded in counterpoint to the English of public society.10. The Spanish that they spoke with ease was a pleasing, soothing, consoling reminder of home.
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Answer of Practice-1
1. (no adjective clauses)2. My father, who had steady work, and my mother, who
managed at home, were nobody's victims.3. Ambition led them to purchase a home that was many blocks
from the poor side of Sacramento.4. This home, which they had worked so hard to own, was only a
block from the biggest, whitest houses in town.5. (no adjective clauses)6. (no adjective clauses)7. They were the others, los gringos, who always spoke too
rapidly.8. The English that my parents spoke in public was hesitant,
accented, not always grammatical.9. The Spanish language of their Mexican past, which they spoke
at home, sounded in counterpoint to the English of public society.
10. The Spanish that they spoke with ease was a pleasing, soothing, consoling reminder of home.
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Pair work
Only some of the sentences below contain adjective clauses See if you can pick out the adjective clauses(1-10)
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Practice-2
1. I bought a car from Merdine, and it turned out to be a lemon.
2. The car that I bought from Merdine turned out to be a lemon.
3. Pandora, who had recently celebrated a birthday, opened the box of gifts.
4. Lila, who has been the fire warden for 30 years, lives in a trailer with some scrappy.
5. Lila, who lives in a trailer with some scrappy dogs and cats, has been the fire warden for 30 years.
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Practice-2
6. People who smoke cigarettes should be considerate of nonsmokers.7. Jacob, who smokes cigarettes, is considerate of nonsmokers.8. Mr. Mann has small, dark eyes, which peer inquisitively from behind metal-rimmed glasses.9. My wedding ring is worth at least ten dollars, and now I have lost it.10. I have lost my wedding ring, which is worth at least ten dollars.
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Answer of Practice-2
1. (no adjective clause)2. that I bought from Merdine3. who had recently celebrated a birthday4. who has been the town fire warden for nearly 30 years5. who lives in a trailer with some scrappy dogs and cats6. who smoke cigarettes7. who smokes cigarettes8. which peer inquisitively from behind metal-rimmed glasses9. (no adjective clause)10.which is worth at least ten dollars
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Evaluation
1. What is an adjective clause?2. Mention the position of an
adjective clause.3. Mention the types of an
adjective clause.4. Mention three characteristics
of an adjective clause.
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Home work
Write 10 sentences that have adjective clause.
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