Adjective Clause Summary

Adjective Clauses
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Adding a Modifying Phrase
CL1	Joining two sentences into one: that the main sentence - the independent clause a modifying phrase - the dependent clause	The car that is very small is economical to drive. The car that I want to buy is economical to drive.

Relative Pronouns
CL2	Adding a clause that modifies a person or thing. who whom that which Omitting an object pronoun	The woman who called you is here. The woman (whom) you called is here.
CL3	Adding a clause that modifies an animate possessive noun. whose (for people)	The woman who is Greek is on the phone. The woman whose name is Greek is on the phone.
CL4	Adding a clause that modifies a noun of time or place: when (time) where (where)	San Francisco where the "flower children" began is a colorful city. The 1960s when the "flower children" thrived was a colorful decade.
CL7	Adding a clause that modifies a noun that is an expression of quantity little of which some of which most of which all of which	California has a lot of visitors, most of which come to see Disneyland.
CL8	Adding a clause that modifies a noun that is possessive: the X of which (for things) whose (for people or things)	The car the door of which I dented cost a fortune to repair. The car whose door I dented cost a fortune to repair.

Using Punctuation to Clarify Meaning
CL5	Punctuating an adjective clause that identifies the noun it modifies (no commas) adds extra information to the noun it modifies (commas)	The water that I drank last night contained sodium. The Evian water, which I drank last night, contained sodium.
CL6	Punctuating a sentence to include a few or some - specific (restrictive) all (non-restrictive)	The bio-scientist who creates green energy will make a profit. The bio-scientist, who creates green energy, will make a profit.
CL9	Referring to part or all of a clause that (noun) which (noun, phrase or clause)	He deleted the picture that upset me. (The picture upset me.) He deleted the picture, which upset me. (The action upset me.)

Shortening Clauses
CL10	Reducing a clause using that + "be" deletion who is that is which is	A talk show [which is] trying to improve its rating may plan a fight. A talk show trying to improve its rating may plan a fight.
CL11	Reducing a clause by changing that + verb to an "ing" phrase who lives = living that breaks = breaking which lies = lying	Congress, [which consists] of two houses, is on a break. Congress, consisting of two houses, is on a break.
Pa3d	Present & past participle modifying phrases	Alcatraz Island (that was) known as "The Rock", was a maximum security prison. Law enforcement agencies (who knew) knowing about the isolation of Alcatraz chose it as the ideal site for their new prison.

Agreement
Agr	Clause Agreement	The monkey under the bananas is hiding. The monkeys under the tree are hiding.

Review & Quiz
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