OP Adjective
Clauses
When we use them.
• Some verbs
normally have a
preposition after
them.
• Sometimes we
use a preposition
after a verb to
show direction.
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Think of
Think about
Talk to
I walk to the tree.
I have been
running from the
dogs.
When we use them.
• Sometimes we
need to describe
an object using
these types of
words.
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Think of
Think about
Talk to
I walk to the tree.
I have been
running from the
dogs.
When we use them.
• Sometimes we
need to describe
an object using
these types of
words.
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Think of
Think about
Talk to
I walk to the tree.
I have been
running from the
dogs.
When we use them.
• So, we add the
preposition after
the verb to make
the word we’re
describing the
object.
• How would you
describe the
lady?
• The lady that I’m
thinking of has
red hair and
green eyes.
Form
• An OP adjective clause looks like this:
who
which
that
+
S
+ V + preposition
Form
• Example:
• The lady that I talked to is very strange.
• The person who I know about is very
famous.
• The tree which I’m walking to has
purple leaves.
WHEN AND WHERE
WHEN, WHERE
• Sometimes we use WHEN or WHERE to introduce an
adjective clause.
• They are actually OPACs hiding!
• That picture was taken in the park at which I used to
play.
o That picture was taken in the park WHERE I used
to play.
WHEN, WHERE
• More examples:
• I remember the day on which we first met.
o I remember the day when we first met.
• That's the restaurant in which we met for the first
time.
o That's the restaurant where we met for the first
time.
WHEN, WHERE
• WHEN and WHERE get the name RELATIVE ADVERBS
because they aren’t nouns!
PRACTICE TIME
• With your partner, practice describing these things:
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The COTR is a college where….
Cranbrook, where…
Last month was a month when….
I remember a time when…