adjective clause


nounGrammar.
  1. a relative clause that modifies a noun or pronoun, as the clause that I told you about in This is the book that I told you about and who saw us in It was she who saw us.

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How to use adjective clause in a sentence

  • A dependent clause in a complex sentence may also be an adjective clause.

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  • An adjective clause may modify any noun or any word used as a noun in the sentence.

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  • Whom I wanted is an adjective clause modifying the noun man.

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  • A clause used to describe and modify a noun is an adjective clause.

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  • An adjective clause may be introduced by the relative pronouns, who, which or that.

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