WHAT ARE ADJECTIVE CLAUSES?

You're probably already familiar with adjectives. They modify nounsand pronouns, providing a description or information. Adjective clauses, or relative clauses, are groups of words that contain a subject and a verb and provide further description.

1. when

2. where

3. why

​They may also begin with relative adverbs, such as:

1. who

2. whom

3. whose

4. that

5. which

Adjective clause begin with relative pronouns including:

RELATIVE PRONOUNS AND RELATIVE ADVERBS

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES IN ACTION

Adjective clauses don't usually change the basic meaning of a sentence; they just add more information. Check out these adjective clause sentences with the adjective clause bolded:

1. "Those who do not complain are never pitied" -Jane Austen.

2. "Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died" -Erma Bombeck.