Adjective Clauses

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Read & Observe

 

An adjective clause uses pronouns to connect the dependent clause to the independent clause.

  • where  (pronoun for place)
  • when   (pronoun for time)

 

flower child

 

"When" and "where"  - object pronouns

WHEN - REPLACES AN OBJECT NOUN WHERE - REPLACES AN OBJECT NOUN

blue arrow-where clause modifies San Francisco
San Francisco
     where the "flower children" began  is a colorful city.
                                  The "flower children" began  there.

blue arrow-when clause modifies 1960s
The 1960s
when the "flower children" thrived   was a colorful decade.
                     The "flower children" thrived  then.

colorful = interesting and unusual decade = 10 year period;  thrive = live well and expand

 

Adding a Clause with "Where"

JOIN THE SENTENCES: INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE
1 Replace the object pronoun  San Francisco with where

San Francisco is a colorful city.

The "flower children" began in San Francisco.
  The "flower children" began where

2

Move the relative pronoun to the front of the sentence.

 

    blue arrow - where replaces san francisco
3 Insert the clause into the main sentence.
    San Francisco where  the "flower children" began    is a colorful city.

 

Adding a Clause with "When"

JOIN THE SENTENCES: INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE
1 Replace the object pronoun 1960s with when

The 1960s was a colorful decade.

The "flower children" thrived in the 1960s.
  The "flower children" thrived when

2

Move the relative pronoun to the front of the sentence.

 

      blue arrow - when replaces 1960s
3 Insert the clause into the main sentence.
    The 1960s when  the "flower children" thrived   was a colorful decade.

 

"Where" can replace:

AT WHICH ON WHICH IN WHICH
The building at which I work is nearby. The street on which I work is nearby. The city in which I work is nearby.
The location at which I work  (at home) The corner on which I work The state in which I pay taxes is Utah.
The address at which I work  (at 310 Elm St.) The island on which I work The country in which I pay taxes is the U.S.A.
(exact address or residence) (street location, geographical place) (city, area, state, country)

 

"When" can replace:

AT WHICH ON WHICH IN WHICH
The time at which I eat lunch is noon. The day on which I was born was snowy. The month in which I pay taxes is April.
The hour at which I eat lunch  (at 12:00) The day on which I work  (Tuesday) The season in which I pay taxes is spring.
The time at which I eat lunch   (at night) The day on which I quit  (June 31) The year in which I will retire is near.
(hour, time of the day) (day) (month, season, year, decade, century)

 

 

 

 

Practice

 

Change the sentence with "when' or "where" to a sentence with "in", "on" or "at which".

Change the second sentence into a clause.  (Leave the prepositions at the end of the sentence.)

 

 

# YOUR RESPONSE CHECK ANSWER

1

Monday is the day when we begin the work week.

 

2

Midnight is the time when the date changes.

 

3.

Three-fifty Main street is the address where you can write me.

 

4.

The lake where we swam was clean and clear.

 

5.

2001 was the year when the new century began.

 

6.

Seven o'clock is the time when I get up.

 

7.

California is the state where I live.

 

8.

Parking lot D is the place where I parked my car.

 

 

 

 

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Julie Sevastopoulos - ESL Department - College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA