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Adjective Clauses

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

What is the adjective clause in the following sentence?


A university is a college where many subjects are studied.

a)

A university is a college

b)

where many subjects are studied

c)

where

2.

What is the adjective clause in the following sentence?


Cable television, which was originally used to bring in distant stations, provides many types of specialized programming.

a)

which was originally used to bring in distant stations

b)

cable television

c)

which

3.

What is the adjective clause in the following sentence?


Help came at a time when Stan needed it most.

a)

when Stan needed it most

b)

when

c)

Help came at a time

4.

What is the adjective clause in the following sentence?


John Chapman, who was nicknamed Johnny Appleseed, planted apple seeds in Ohio,

Indiana, and Illinois.

a)

John Chapman

b)

who

c)

who was nicknamed Johnny Appleseed

5.

What is the adjective clause in the following sentence?


Hummingbirds are tiny birds that are less than three inches long.

a)

hummingbirds

b)

are

c)

that are less than three inches

6.

What is the adjective clause in the following sentence?


The Irish wolfhound, which is a hunting dog, is the tallest breed of the species.

a)

which is a hunting dog

b)

the Irish wolfhound

c)

which

7.

What is the adjective clause in the following sentence?


Abraham Lincoln, who moved from Illinois to Washington, grew up in Kentucky.

a)

who moved from Illinois to Washington

b)

who

c)

Abraham Lincoln

8.

What is the adjective clause in the following sentence?


Is Natalie the keyboard player whom you asked to join the band?

a)

the keyboard player

b)

Natalie

c)

whom you asked to join the band

9.

What is the adjective clause in the following sentence?


Many students who bring their lunches to school buy milk in the cafeteria.

a)

Many students

b)

who bring their lunches to school

c)

buy milk in the cafeteria

10.

What is the adjective clause in the following sentence?


Susan B. Anthony, who was a schoolteacher, was active in the antislavery movement.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

who was a schoolteacher

c)

the antislavery movement

11.

The adjective clause is underlined in the following sentence.


Jacques, whom we haven’t met until now, just enrolled at our school.


Which NOUN is being described?

a)

Jacques

b)

school

c)

whom

12.

The adjective clause is underlined in the following sentence.


The clock that I just bought has a digital readout.


Which NOUN is being described?

a)

I

b)

digital

c)

clock

13.

The adjective clause is underlined in the following sentence.


Acrobats perform complicated feats that seem to defy gravity.


Which NOUN is being described?

a)

Acrobats

b)

feats

c)

gravity

14.

The adjective clause is underlined in the following sentence.


Maria is the student whose poetry won a prize.


Which NOUN is being described?

a)

prize

b)

student

c)

Maria

15.

The adjective clause is underlined in the following sentence.


Many people in Belgium speak Flemish, which is similar to Dutch.


Which NOUN is being described?

a)

people

b)

Belgium

c)

Flemish

16.

The adjective clause is underlined in the following sentence.


The Katzenjammer Kids, which was one of the first comic strips to appear in a periodical, appeared in American Humorist in 1897.


Which NOUN is being described?

a)

American Humorist

b)

comic

c)

The Katzenjammer Kids

17.

The adjective clause is underlined in the following sentence.


Mr. Griffin is a teacher whom you will like.


Which NOUN is being described?

a)

teacher

b)

Mr. Griffin

c)

you

18.

The adjective clause is underlined in the following sentence.


Can you see the mountain that lies just beyond the tree line?


Which NOUN is being described?

a)

mountain

b)

you

c)

tree

19.

The adjective clause is underlined in the following sentence.


Thuong likes to walk on trails where he can see wildlife.


Which NOUN is being described?

a)

Thuong

b)

trails

c)

wildlife

20.

The adjective clause is underlined in the following sentence.


Most people have days when they cannot get organized.


Which NOUN is being described?

a)

they

b)

people

c)

days