Adjective Clauses

MAIN CLAUSE? The truck which caused the problem was in the middle of the highway.

Sunday is the day on ____ my husband cooks.

The town ____ I grew up in has changed a lot.

The aquarium is looking for new employees ____ know a lot about dolphins.

The nurse who gave the patient her medication was unusually talkative.

MAIN CLAUSE? There are several people who are bilingual in the office.

Mr. Scott, to ____ I sent an email yesterday, has not responded yet.

MAIN CLAUSE? What happened to the cake that I left on the table?

The college ____ she is studying at is nearby.

The era of history ____ Gordon is most interested in is the Middle Ages.

ADJ CLAUSE? Two trees that were over two hundred years old were struck by lightning last night.

MAIN CLAUSE? Two other trees which were nearby were not harmed.

"The girl who is sitting next to Kim is Maria." is an example of a _______.

My daughter had on a dress ____ was too short. I made her change clothes.

The soccer team ____ won the World Cup practiced three times a week.

On my flight, there was a weight-lifter ____ didn't fit into the airplane seat.

This class is for students ____ English needs improvement.

The college at ____ she is studying is nearby.

I'm transferring to a school ____ has a well-known program in cinematography.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE? I work in an office that is in an old building.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE? I bought the book my professor wrote.

The man ____ the police arrested was not the thief.

ANOTHER OPTION INSTEAD OF WHICH? The book which I just read is going to be made into a movie.

Do you know the person ____ is the boss of this company?

If you reduce an adjective clause to an adjective phrase, it would look like this:

I'd already seen the movie ____ we rented last night.

The town in ____ I grew up has changed a lot.

The secretary that trained my office assistant was arrested for ID theft.

The movie ____ we watched last night was so exciting that I couldn't fall asleep afterwards.

I don't know the man ____ Teri is engaged to.

The town ____ I grew up has changed a lot.

The computer that couldn't read your files had a virus.

I met the woman ____ husband is the CEO of Geico.

Mr.Green is the man ____ I was talking about.

I met an interesting man ____ works as a museum keeper.

The surgeon who operated on my mother is undergoing surgery today.

We drove by the house ___ I grew up in.

The student ____ wallet we found was very grateful.

The college ____ she is studying is nearby.

The taxi driver who turned in a lost wallet to the police received a large reward.

A friend of mine whose husband is a firefighter accidentally started a fire in their kitchen.

That's the woman____ the people elected.

None of the houses____have protective shutters were damaged in the hurricane.

ADJ CLAUSE? The traffic jam was caused by one truck that had broken down.

9 am is the time ___ we like to do sports.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE? We are still living in the house we built in 1987.

Belinda is a student ____ never studied in college before.

ANOTHER OPTION INSTEAD OF WHOM? All the people whom we invited have accepted the invitation.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE? I know a man who lives on a boat.

The math teacher whose methods include memorization is very popular with parents.

9 am is the time at ___ we like to do sports.

I thanked the woman ____ brought back our lost cat.

I talked to my colleague ____ got fired last week.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE? We are looking for a person who fixes computers.

The woman ____ Jim remembered meeting ten years earlier had completely changed her look.

Sunday is the day ____ my husband cooks.

MAIN CLAUSE? In our office, there is a woman who speaks four languages.

The friend ____ I was upset has not called me for a week.

MAIN CLAUSE? The building which we work in was built in 1890.

The people ____ company is very successful are ready to talk to you.

Mr.Green is the man about ____ I was talking .

ANOTHER OPTION? I can't figure out how to use the software program that Jason installed.

A phrase is a group of related words that does not contain:

Belinda is a student ____ good in both math and languages.

And now, I'd like to introduce the man ____ going to be our next senator.

The students ____ I study with are smart, hard-working, and helpful.

There's an article in today's newspaper about a woman ___ 7 feet tall.

There's the woman ____ Sandro is going to marry.

What is the TV channel ____ has stories about animals?

There's the man ____ I met last night.

A clause is a group of related words that contains:

Which of the following is correct?

Yesterday's game, ____ was cancelled due to the weather, will be rescheduled for Tuesday.

Patrick is a person _____.

Larry won the prize for a science project on radiation on ____ he had been working for months.