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Adjective Clause Who Which That

The document discusses adjective clauses and relative pronouns. It explains that who/whom can be used for people as subject or object, that can be used for people and things as subject or object, and which can only be used for things as subject or object. It provides examples of adjective clauses using subject and object relative pronouns, and exercises for practicing turning sentences into adjective clauses using subject and object relative pronouns.

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Adjective Clause Who Which That

The document discusses adjective clauses and relative pronouns. It explains that who/whom can be used for people as subject or object, that can be used for people and things as subject or object, and which can only be used for things as subject or object. It provides examples of adjective clauses using subject and object relative pronouns, and exercises for practicing turning sentences into adjective clauses using subject and object relative pronouns.

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Adjective Clauses

who subject and object pronoun for people only. (*whom can also be
used as an object pronoun)

E.g. The man who(m) I saw was old.


that subject and object pronoun used for peopleand things.

E.g. The book that I saw was red.


which subject and object pronoun used for thingsonly.

E.g. The book, which I saw, was red.


whose used for possessions.

E.g. The man whose house was for sale was old.
where used for places.

E.g. The restaurant where we met was downtown.


when used for times.

E.g. The day when we met was cloudy.

Adjective Clauses: Using that/which/who

Adjective Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns

Look at these two simple sentences.

The woman is in my class. She likes tennis.

Step 1: Find the two words that refer to the same thing/person.

 The woman is in my class. She likes tennis.

Step 2: Replace the second word with a relative pronoun (we'll use a
subject relative pronoun - that/which/who)

 The woman is in my class. SheWHO/THAT likes tennis.

Step 3: Move the whole {adjective clause} behind the noun it


modifies. These two sentences are both correct:
 The woman {who/that likes tennis} is in my class.

Adjective Clauses with Object Relative Pronouns

The woman is in my class. I like her.


Step 1: What is the same in both sentences?
The woman is in my class. I like her.
If we look at the second word, 'her', we can see that it is not the
subject of the sentence. It is the object! (I like her <- her is
the object of the verb like). For objects, we have to use an object
relative pronoun, which are the following:

 who/whom: for people (whom is a little old-fashioned, but it's


correct)
 that: for people and things
 (nothing): for people and things
 which: for things

Step 2: Replace the second word with a relative


pronoun (who/whom/that/(nothing)/which)
The woman is in my class. I like her who(m)/that/(nothing).
Because we are making an adjective clause with the object of a
sentence, we have to add one more step.
Step 3: Move the object relative pronoun to the beginning of the
second sentence/clause.
The woman is in my class. who(m)/that/(nothing) I like her .
Step 4: Move the whole {adjective clause} behind the noun it
modifies.

 The woman {whom I like} is in my class.


 The woman {who I like} is in my class.
 The woman {that I like} is in my class.
 The woman {I like} is in my class.

Let's combine another sentence but let's do it with a thing.


Yesterday, I saw some nice shoes at the mall. I want to buy them
soon.
Step 1: Look for two words that refer to the same thing.
Yesterday, I saw some nice shoes at the mall. I want to
buy them soon.
Step 2: Replace the second word with a relative pronoun
Yesterday, I saw some nice shoes at the mall. I want to
buy them which/that/(nothing) soon.
Step 3: Move the relative pronoun to the beginning of the second
sentence/clause.
Yesterday, I saw some nice shoes at the mall. which/that/(nothing) I
want to buy them soon.
Step 4: Move the whole {adjective clause} behind the noun it
modifies. Now the final sentence looks like this:

 Yesterday, I saw some nice shoes {which I want to buy soon}


at the mall.
 Yesterday, I saw some nice shoes {that I want to buy soon} at
the mall.
 Yesterday, I saw some nice shoes {I want to buy soon} at the
mall.
Exercise - Creating Adjective Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns

Change the second sentence into an adjective clause.

1. Do you see the cat? It is on the roof.

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2. That man lives next to me. He’s a dentist.

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3. I see an open table over there. It’s by the window.

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4. She invited a guy to the party. The guy dances really well.

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5. This desk is made of oak. It was built by my friend.

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6. People live in glass houses. They shouldn’t throw stones.

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Exercise - Creating Adjective Clauses with Object Relative Pronouns

1. I invited the professor. You met him last year.


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2. The printer is broken. We were using it yesterday.


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3. I don’t want to hear the song. We just heard it.


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4. That’s the man! I had a big argument with him yesterday.


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5. He has a list of customers in his address book. He calls them once a month.
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6. He’s always talking about his car. He bought it last year in London.
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