A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause (which can stand
alone and make sense) and a dependent
clause (which must be
attached to the independent clause to make sense).
Example:
The television was playing (independent clause) as I left the room (dependent clause).
There are three kinds of dependent clauses: adjective clause, adverb clause, and noun clause.
The adjective clause is used to modify a noun or a pronoun. It will begin with a relative pronoun (who, whose, whom, which, and that) or a subordinate conjunction (when and where). Those are the only words that can be used to introduce an adjective clause. The introductory word will always rename the word that it follows and modifies except when used with a preposition which will come between the introductory word and the word it renames.
Examples:
The student whose hand was up gave the wrong answer. (adjective clause)
Jane is a person in whom I can
place my confidence. (adjective clause)
Instructions: Find the adjective dependent clause in the following sentences and tell which word it
modifies.
1. Will you thaw the pizza that is in
the freezer?
2. I am looking for the person who
owns this car.
3. I remember well the time when I
broke my leg.
4. I want to ride a horse which is
very tame.
5. We must find a person whose
honesty is above reproach.
--For answers scroll down.
Answers:
1. Will you thaw the pizza that is in
the freezer?
- that is in the freezer modifies
pizza
2. I am looking for the person who
owns this car.
- who owns this car modifies person
3. I remember well the time when I
broke my leg.
- when I broke my leg modifies time
4. I want to ride a horse which is
very tame.
- which is very tame modifies horse
5. We must find a person whose
honesty is above reproach.
- whose honesty is above reproach
modifies person
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