Introduction
A group of words containing a subject and a verb
The student_____sits over there is from Thailand.
who / that
She is a new student. I told you about her.
She is a new student who(m) / That I told you about
I know a woman. Her voice is good.
I know a woman whose voice is good.
The dog saw the thief. He opened the door.
The dog saw the thief who / that opened the door.
What is INDEPENDENT CLAUSE ?
A complete sentence that contains the main subject and verb of a sentence. (it is also called "a main clause"
The people_____we_______(visit) yesterday were very nice
whom / that , visited
The painting is beautiful. We are looking at it.
The painting which / that we are looking at is beautiful.
I know the man. His house was robbed.
I know the man whose house was robbed.
Maryland is a state. It is very popular.
Maryland is a state which / that) is very popular.
What is DEPENDENT CLAUSE ?
Not a complete sentence that must be connected to an independent clause.
The movie_____we_____(watch) yesterday was very good.
which / that , watched
The people were friendly. I spoke to them.
The people who(m) / that I spoke to were friendly.
I apologized to the guy. I spilled his coffee.
I apologized to the guy whose coffee I spilled.
The topic was difficult. We talked about it.
What is ADJECTIVE CLAUSE ?
A dependent clause that modifies a noun. It describes, identifies, or give further information about a noun. (it's also called "a relative clause")
The GOJEK Driver____, ______(take) me to the office was friendly.
who / that , took
I must thank my mom. I got a gift from her.
I must thank my mom who(m) / that I got a gift from
Jane is a Teacher. You found her book.
Jane is a Teacher whose book you found.
The song has a rock genre. We are listening to it.
The song which / that we are listening to has a rock genre.
Tell me about ADJECTIVE CLAUSE PRONOUNS ?
An adjective clause uses pronouns to connect the dependent clause to the independent clause. The adjective clause pronouns are ; who,whom,which,that,and whose. (It's also called "RELATIVE PRONOUN")
The boys_____, ________(play) soccer now are my children
who / that , are playing
I married a woman. I had gone to high school with her.
I married a woman who(m) / that I had gone to high school with.
You broke a child's toy. He started to cry.
The child whose toy I broke started to cry
The man called the police. His wallet was stolen
The man whose wallet was stolen called the police.