In English, we have already learned about making use of Adjective and known how they can be used in describing a noun or pronoun. So it will make it easier for you to understand what are adjective clauses.
Adjective Clauses and Their Dependence on Main Clause
So By definition, we can understand that an Adjective Clause is a type of dependent clause that will work to describe a noun in a sentence. Generally, it can also function as an adjective although it is made of words instead of just one word. All these words work together to modify the noun or pronoun.
Dependence Of Adjective Clauses: You must be aware that all adjective clauses are dependent clauses. Basically, a dependent adjective clause is a group of words that will consist of a subject and a verb. But it will still not sound complete sentence that could stand alone.
With adjective clauses begin with relative pronoun which will connect them to the word they describe. Such words are: that, where, when, who, whom, whose, which, why.
Examples of Adjective Clauses in a Sentence
While working with adjective clauses you just need to remember one thing, its very easy to choose out adjective clauses in a sentence.
Following are some examples of adjective clauses highlighted in bold.
- Cold Coco, which most of the people love, is quite fattening.
- People, who are generally smart, do not follow the rules.
- You might remember the time when smartphones were not into existence.
- Diana has a school friend whose son is in the US.
- The Wine that vintners will produce in Tuscany is very expensive.
- The major reason behind Esther’s selection of law school is that she never wanted to be a doctor.
You must note one point that the group of words that are italicized in the above sentences is adjective clauses that begin with a relative pronoun from the list above. It will help you connect the noun that is being described. It will come directly before the relative pronoun in the sentences.
You can also observe that each and every adjective clause also contains a subject and a verb. All of these will work together to describe the original noun being modified. For instance, in the above sentence, you would see that only using one word would not provide complete thought to the sentence.
Hence the entire phrase is used, which makes it an adjective clause. In the case of a relative pronoun, it will also serve as the subject of the clause.
Application : How to Use Adjective Clause in Sentences
Now, we would move ahead to discuss how adjective clauses can be used in Action.
Adjective Clause in Action:
Given below are some examples of Adjective Clauses, see if you are able to determine which one would be essential to use and which would be not essential in the sentences.
- The pet that she brought home from the pool was soon asleep on the couch.
- There will be a time when you would feel sorry for all your wrongdoings.
- The intelligent student, whose parents are working at the factory, went to a prestigious college.
- My Dad brought a car, that was used by some driver last week, broke down yesterday.
- The reason Maria failed the maths test is that she was not well.
Conclusion:
Till now you saw that adding an adjective clause to your writings is a better way to provide extra details of nouns and pronouns in your content. With this extra description, you will be able to enrich your writing and also help the reader to understand the message more clearly.
So you already how to distinguish between the essential and non-essential adjective clause and make use of the punctuation marks. EnglishBix will help you to understand in case you are in doubt so just feel free to leave your issues in our comment section.