Combining Sentences
The woman is speaking at the conference.
She won the innovation award.
The woman who won the innovation award is speaking at the conference.
The man who fixed our sink is a plumber.
The man is a plumber. He fixed our sink.
The book that I read it was interesting.
The book that I read was interesting.
Adjective Clauses are also called Relative Clauses - True or False?
True
Turn the adjective clause to a phrase: The person that was driving a new TESLA is my neighbor.
The person driving a new TESLA is my neighbor.
The book was fascinating.
You lent me the book.
The book that you lent me was fascinating.
(or: The book which you lent me was fascinating.)
I visited the museum that has the dinosaur exhibit.
I visited the museum. It has the dinosaur exhibit.
Great managers are people which can delegate, encourage, and give credit to other employees.
Great managers are people who can delegate, encourage, and give credit to other employees.
A sentence with an adjective clause is a compound sentence.
False (it's a complex sentence)
Turn the adjective clause to a phrase:
I finally went to the doctor who was referred by my friend.
I finally went to the doctor referred by my friend.
The city has a large immigrant population.
I was born in that city.
The city where I was born has a large immigrant population.
She’s the teacher whose class everyone enjoys.
She’s the teacher. Everyone enjoys her class.
Vegans are vegetarians do not eat eggs or any dairy products.
Vegans are vegetarians who do not eat eggs or any dairy products.
In an identifying/restrictive/defining adjective clause, you need the information from the adjective clause, so your readers/listeners know which noun the speaker is talking about.
True - You also don't enclose the adjective clause inside commas because the information in the clause is necessary to identify the noun it refers to.
Combine the two sentences using an adjective phrase: Elliott has a dog. The dog weighs 25 pounds.
Elliott has a dog weighing 25 pounds.
The man is very respected.
Everyone admires him.
The man whom everyone admires is very respected.
(or more commonly in conversation: The man who everyone admires is very respected.)
We moved to a neighborhood where there are many parks.
We moved to a neighborhood. There are many parks in that neighborhood.
It is important to drink lots of water, whose comprises almost two thirds of the body.
It is important to drink lots of water, which comprises almost two thirds of the body.
This sentence is correct: That book, that I finished yesterday, was amazing.
False (can't use "that" in non-restrictive/non-defining adjective clauses)
Combine the two sentences using an adjective phrase: Germany is now a unified country. It was divided into East and West in 1945.
Germany, divided into East and West in 1945, is now a unified country.
The student's project won first prize.
His parents are both scientists.
The student whose parents are both scientists won first prize.
The student whose phone rang apologized to the class.
The student apologized to the class. His phone rang.
Tex-Mex food is a type of food combines Mexican and American ingredients.
Tex-Mex food is a type of food which combines Mexican and American ingredients.
Only clauses that start with a subject relative pronoun can be reduced to phrases.
ex. The person who worked with me today is from Korea
False - You can reduce adjective clauses with either subject and object relative pronouns to adjective phrases.
Combine the two sentences using an adjective phrase: There are six principal dialects of Spanish. Spanish is the official language of nine South American countries.
There are six principal dialects of Spanish, the official language of nine South American countries.