Punctuation in
Adjective Clauses
Read the sentence; then,
decide if the statement
following is true or false
• The shoes that got rained on smelled
funny.
– TRUE or FALSE All the shoes got rained on.
• He threw away the apples, which were
rotten.
– TRUE or FALSE All the apples were rotten.
Read the sentence; then,
decide if the statement
following is true or false
• The books, which are on the shelf, belong
to me.
– TRUE or FALSE
All of the books are on the shelf.
• He only ate the food that I made.
– TRUE or FALSE All of the food was made by
me.
Read the sentence; then,
decide if the statement
following is true or false
• Her children, who live in Seattle, never
come to visit.
– TRUE or FALSE
All of her children live in Seattle.
• She sat in the chair which was near the
front of the room.
– TRUE or FALSE
of the room.
All the chairs were near the front
Create definitions using the word given and
the sentence that describes the word. Put
them together in a complex sentence.
• refresher course
This class teaches you about new
developments in a subject you have
already studied.
• lizard
This reptile has rough skin, four shorts legs,
and a long tail.
• hyphen
This punctuation mark joins words or parts
of words.
This person’s dreams are of something that
can’t be achieved in real life.
This person works to make changes to
improve a government or society
• idealist
• reformer
Create definitions using the word given and
the sentence that describes the word. Put
them together in a complex sentence.
• refresher course
This class teaches you about new
developments in a subject you have
already studied.
– A refresher course is a class which/that teachers you about new
developments in a subject you have already studied.
• lizard
This reptile has rough skin, four shorts legs,
and a long tail.
– A lizard is a reptile which/that has rough skin, four shorts legs, and
a long tail
• hyphen
This punctuation mark joins words or parts
of words.
– A hyphen is a punctuation mark which/that joins words or parts of
words.
Create definitions using the word given and
the sentence that describes the word. Put
them together in a complex sentence.
• idealist
This person’s dreams can’t be achieved in real life.
– An idealist is a person whose dreams can’t be achieved in real
life.
• reformer
This person works to make changes to
improve a government or society
– A reformer is a person who/that works to make changes to
improve a government or society.
Decide if the sentence with an adjective
clause needs commas or not.
• There is only one banana left.
• The banana which is bruised doesn’t look
appetizing.
• ADD COMMAS
• The banana, which is bruised, doesn’t look
appetizing.
Decide if the sentence with an adjective
clause needs commas or not.
• There are several airplanes waiting to take off.
• The airplane which is from Australia has a
kangaroo painted on it.
• NO COMMAS
• The airplane which is from Australia has a
kangaroo painted on it.
Decide if the sentence with an adjective
clause needs commas or not.
• There are a lot of students from many classes in
the hallway.
• The students who are on break from the Speech
class are making a lot of noise.
• NO COMMAS
• The students who are on break from the
Speech class are making a lot of noise.
Decide if the sentence with an adjective
clause needs commas or not.
• There is only one plane waiting to take off.
• The airplane which is from Australia has a
kangaroo painted on it.
• ADD COMMAS
• The airplane, which is from Australia, has
a kangaroo painted on it.
Decide if the sentence with an adjective
clause needs commas or not.
• There are students from one class in the
hallway.
• The students who are on break from the Speech
class are making a lot of noise.
• ADD COMMAS
• The students, who are on break from the
Speech class, are making a lot of noise.