Adjective clauses 1

Adjective clauses are...

• Dependent sentences

• Independent sentences

• Both: dependent and independent

Read the following sentences and choose the correct option

• My brother-in-law who is from Peru came to visit me last week.

• My brother-in-law, who is from Peru came to visit me last week.

• My brother-in-law, who is from Peru, came to visit me last week.

• My brother-in-law whose is from Peru came to visit me last week.

Read the following sentences and choose the correct option.

• The man whom the president nominated to the Supreme Court is an experienced judge.

• The man, who the president nominated to the Supreme Court, is an experienced judge.

• The man whose the president nominated to the Supreme Court is an experienced judge.

Identify the subject in this sentence: American football, which is the most popular sport in US, began at Harvard University.

• American football

• The most popular sport in US

• American football, which is the most popular sport in US,

Choose the right option(s) to combine the two sentences: People save time and energy. They use microwaves and ovens.

• People, who use microwaves and ovens, save time and energy.

• People who use microwaves and ovens save time and energy.

• People that use microwaves and ovens save time and energy.

Choose the right option to combine the two sentences: Microwave cooking is not popular with most professional chefs. Professional chefs say that fast cooking does not allow falvors to blend.

• Microwave cooking is not popular with most professional chefs, who say that fast cooking does not allow falvors to blend.

• Microwave cooking is not popular with most professional chefs who say that fast cooking does not allow falvors to blend.

• Microwave cooking is not popular with most professional chefs, whom say that fast cooking does not allow falvors to blend.

Read the sentences and decide which sentence is the correct and restrictive adjective clause.

• People who use body language to express themselves are interesting to watch.

• People, who use body language to express themselves, are interesting to watch.

• People, whom use body language to express themselves, are interesting to watch.

Read the sentences and decide which sentence is the Nonrestrictive adjective clause.

• The sun, which in 40 minutes can produce enough solar energy to meet humankind's needs for a year, is one of Earth's potential sources of power.

• The sun which in 40 minutes can produce enough solar energy to meet humankind's needs for a year is one of Earth's potential sources of power.

Choose the right option.

• Foreigners also have difficulty with English spelling which is not always consistent with its pronunciation.

• Foreigners also have difficulty with English spelling, which is not always consistent with its pronunciation.

Choose the correct option

• Gabriel García Marquez, whom the world recognized as the best writer in Latin America, was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.

• Gabriel García Marquez, who the world recognized as the best writer in Latin America, was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.

• Gabriel García Marquez, whose the world recognized as the best writer in Latin America, was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.