Adjective Clauses - 3
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A noun + of which
This pattern carries the meaning of
whose: We have an antique table,
the top of which has jade inlay -->
We have an antique table whose top
has jade inlay.
This pattern occurs primarily in
formal written English. Commas are
used.
Adjective Clauses - 3
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Reduction of Adjective Clauses
to Adjective Phrases
An adjective phrase does not
contain a subject and a verb.
Only adjective clauses that have
a subject pronoun - who, which,
or that - are reduced to
adjective phrases
Adjective Clauses - 3
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The boy (whom) I saw was Tom
--> this adjective clause cannot
be reduced to an adjective
phrase.
The boy who is playing the
piano is Ben --> The boy playing
the piano is Ben (adjective
phrase)
Adjective Clauses - 3
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1. The subject pronoun is
omitted AND the be form of the
verb is omitted: The ideas
which are presented in that
book are interesting --> The
ideas presented in that book are
interesting.