ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Who / that is used as a subject of adjective clause and the noun preceding it is personal.

·         We know a lot of people. They live in California.

·         We know a lot of people who live in California.

·         The man  is very friendly. He lives next door.

·         The man who lives next door is very friendly.

Whom / that is used as an object of adjective clause and the noun that precedes it is  personal.

·         The man was away on holiday. I wanted to see him.

·         The man whom I wanted to see was away on holiday.

·         I know the girl. Tom is talking to her now.

·         I know the girl to whom Tom  is talking now.

Which / that is used as a subject of adjective clause and the noun that precedes it is non personal.

·         I don’t like stories. They have unhappy endings

·         I don’t like stories which have unhappy endings.

·         The book is very interesting. It tells about romance.

·         The book that tells about romance is very interesting.

Which / that is used as an object of adjective clause and the noun that precedes it is non personal.

·         I don’t like the novel. You bought it last night.

·         I don’t like the novel that you bought last night.

·         The novel is very interesting. You bought it last night.

·         The novel which you bought last night is very interesting.

Whose is used to replace possessive for persons and things.

·         We saw the people. Their cars had been stolen.

·         We saw  the people whose cars had been stolen.

·         The car belongs to me. Its door is broken.

·         The car whose door is broken belongs to me.

  ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Who / that is used as a subject of adjective clause and the noun preceding it is personal.

·         We know a lot of people. They live in California.

·         We know a lot of people who live in California.

·         The man  is very friendly. He lives next door.

·         The man who lives next door is very friendly.

Whom / that is used as an object of adjective clause and the noun that precedes it is  personal.

·         The man was away on holiday. I wanted to see him.

·         The man whom I wanted to see was away on holiday.

·         I know the girl. Tom is talking to her now.

·         I know the girl to whom Tom  is talking now.

Which / that is used as a subject of adjective clause and the noun that precedes it is non personal.

·         I don’t like stories. They have unhappy endings

·         I don’t like stories which have unhappy endings.

·         The book is very interesting. It tells about romance.

·         The book that tells about romance is very interesting.

Which / that is used as an object of adjective clause and the noun that precedes it is non personal.

·         I don’t like the novel. You bought it last night.

·         I don’t like the novel that you bought last night.

·         The novel is very interesting. You bought it last night.

·         The novel which you bought last night is very interesting.

Whose is used to replace possessive for persons and things.

·         We saw the people. Their cars had been stolen.

·         We saw  the people whose cars had been stolen.

·         The car belongs to me. Its door is broken.

·         The car whose car is broken belongs to me.

A.  Join the two sentences into one sentence using relative pronoun

1.         We know a lot of people. They live in California.

2.         The man  is very friendly. He lives next door.

3.         The man was away on holiday. I wanted to see him.

4.         I know the girl. Tom is talking to her now.

5.         I don’t like stories. They have unhappy endings

6.         The book is very interesting. It tells about romance.

7.         I don’t like the novel. You bought it last night.

8.         The novel is very interesting. You bought it last night.

9.         We saw the people. Their cars had been stolen.

10.     The car belongs to me. Its door is broken.

B.Choose who, whom, which or whose to complete the following sentences

1.         The doctor  treated the patient_____ got a traffic accident.

2.         Drugs _____ are given to patients must be measured correctly..

3.         The nurse tidies the bed _____ has been used.

4.         The victim _____ leg was hurt was sent to the nearest hospital.

5.         The doctor _____ car was stolen has called the police station.

6.         The boy _____ has just arrived in hospital suffers from malaria.

7.         The bottle _____is full  of blood will be closed and labeled.

8.         The midwife _____ you phoned has not arrived yet.

9.         People _____ give their blood are called donors.

10.     Fresh fish is food _____ contains 80% water.

C. Separate  the sentences into two sentences

1.         Fresh vegetables which consist of much vitamin A are important for our health.

2.         The girl who was taken to hospital suffers from malaria.

3.         The nurse who was on duty tidied the beds this morning.

4.         The patient who has lost a lot of blood needs a high iron diet.

5.         The victim who is severely hurt will be moved to the operating theatre.

6.         The midwife who was killed in  an accident worked in General Hospital.

7.         The hospital which is near the market will be relocated.

8.         The dentist who filled your teeth yesterday has three children.

9.         Foods which are composed of much vitamins D are important for our bone.

10.     Milk which is rich in vitamins A is important for our eye health.

A.Join the two sentences into one sentence using relative pronoun

1.         We know a lot of people. They live in California.

2.         The man  is very friendly. He lives next door.

3.         The man was away on holiday. I wanted to see him.

4.         I know the girl. Tom is talking to her now.

5.         I don’t like stories. They ha ve unhappy endings

6.         The book is very interesting. It tells about romance.

7.         I don’t like the novel. You bought it last night.

8.         The novel is very interesting. You bought it last night.

9.         We saw the people. Their cars had been stolen.

10.     The car belongs to me. Its door is broken.

B.Choose who, whom, which or whose to complete the following sentences

1.         The doctor  treated the patient_____ got a traffic accident.

2.         Drugs _____ are given to patients must be measured correctly..

3.         The nurse tidies the bed _____ has been used.

4.         The victim _____ leg was hurt was sent to the nearest hospital.

5.         The doctor _____ car was stolen has called the police station.

6.         The boy _____ has just arrived in hospital suffers from malaria.

7.         The bottle _____is full  of blood will be closed and labeled.

8.         The midwife _____ you phoned has not arrived yet.

9.         People _____ give their blood are called donors.

10.     Fresh fish is food _____ contains 80% water.

C. Separate  the sentences into two sentences

1.         Fresh vegetables which consist of much vitamin A are important for our health.

2.         The girl who was taken to hospital suffers from malaria.

3.         The nurse who was on duty tidied the beds this morning.

4.         The patient who has lost a lot of blood needs a high iron diet.

5.         The victim who is severely hurt will be moved to the operating theatre.

6.         The midwife who was killed in  an accident worked in General Hospital.

7.         The hospital which is near the market will be relocated.

8.         The dentist who filled your teeth yesterday has three children.

9.         Foods which are composed of much vitamins D are important for our bone.

10.     Milk which is rich in vitamins A is important for our eye health.