Adjective Clauses - 1

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Adjective Clauses - 1
An adjective clause: a dependent clause that
modifies a noun.
It is also called a relative clause.
Using Subject Pronouns: Who, Which, That
a. The girl is very happy. She won the Essay
Competition. (she = subject  who) The girl
who won the Essay Competition is very happy.
Adjective Clauses - 1
b. The book is mine. It is on the table. (the book =
subject  which)  The book which in on the
table is mine.
• Using Object Pronouns: who(m), which, that
a. I liked the composition. You wrote it.
(the composition / it = object --> which) --> I liked
the composition which you wrote.
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bThe movie wasn’t very good. We saw it last
night (it = object --> which) --> The movie which
we saw last night wasn’t very good.
Using Whose
I apologized to the woman. I spilled her coffee.
(her coffee --> whose coffee) --> I apologized to
the woman whose coffee I spilled.
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