Adjective Clauses

Adjective Clauses

What is a Clause?

A clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb. 

Adjectives

You’re probably already familiar with adjectives. They modify nouns and pronouns, providing a description or information. 

Adjective Clauses

Adjective clauses are groups of words that contain a subject and a verb and provide further description.

Adjective clauses begin with relative pronouns, including:

• who

• whom

• whose

• that

• which

They may also begin with relative adverbs, such as:

• when

• where

• why

Seems simple enough, right? Let’s dive right into some different adjective clause examples. As soon as you see adjective clauses in action, you’ll be able to spot them from a mile away.

Examples

• The books that were borrowed from class must be returned.

• The girl who is leading the parade is my best friend.

• Something that smells bad may be rotten.

Examples

• Those people whose names are on the list will go to camp.

• Fruit that is grown organically is expensive.

Examples

• Students who work hard get good grades.

• I enjoy telling people about Janet Evanovich, whose latest book was fantastic.