Adjective Phrases
Adjective Phrases
Subordinate clauses, like phrases, can be used in sentences as if they were single units.
One word:
The barking dog followed us home.
Phrase:
The dog, barking loudly, chased us.
Clause:
The dog, which was barking loudly, followed us.
An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. It cannot stand by itself.
We need a dog that can guard.
An adjective clause usually follows the word that it modifies.
There must be someone who can tell us more about dogs.
Sometimes an adjective clause may interrupt the main clause.
The dog that I like best is the Old English sheepdog.
Adjective clauses are often introduced by relative pronouns.
A relative pronoun relates a clause to the word or words that it modifies.
The most common relative pronouns are who, which, and that.
Relative Pronouns
Who:
Refers to people
People who own dogs may exhibit them.
Which:
Refers to animals or things. That:
Refers to people, animals, or things
Anyone could enter early dog shows, which were not regulated. The group that regulates dog shows is the American
Kennel Club.
You can also use the words where and when to introduce adjective clauses.
This is a kennel where we left our dog.
Friday is the day when we left it.
Identify each relative pronoun and adjective clause. Which noun or pronoun does the clause modify?
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A purebred dog is one that has parents of the same breed.
The American Kennel Club, which registers purebred dogs, is known as the AKC.
Those who own purebred dogs often receive pedigree papers from the club.
A dog that has a pedigree must have ancestors that are known and registered.
Peggy’s dog looks like a beagle, which is a type of hound.
Peggy has a friend who raises pedigreed beagles in order to show them in dog shows.
The hound
Subordinate clauses, like phrases, can be used in sentences as if they were single units.
One word:
The barking dog followed us home.
Phrase:
The dog, barking loudly, chased us.
Clause:
The dog, which was barking loudly, followed us.
An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. It cannot stand by itself.
We need a dog that can guard.
An adjective clause usually follows the word that it modifies.
There must be someone who can tell us more about dogs.
Sometimes an adjective clause may interrupt the main clause.
The dog that I like best is the Old English sheepdog.
Adjective clauses are often introduced by relative pronouns.
A relative pronoun relates a clause to the word or words that it modifies.
The most common relative pronouns are who, which, and that.
Relative Pronouns
Who:
Refers to people
People who own dogs may exhibit them.
Which:
Refers to animals or things. That:
Refers to people, animals, or things
Anyone could enter early dog shows, which were not regulated. The group that regulates dog shows is the American
Kennel Club.
You can also use the words where and when to introduce adjective clauses.
This is a kennel where we left our dog.
Friday is the day when we left it.
Identify each relative pronoun and adjective clause. Which noun or pronoun does the clause modify?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
A purebred dog is one that has parents of the same breed.
The American Kennel Club, which registers purebred dogs, is known as the AKC.
Those who own purebred dogs often receive pedigree papers from the club.
A dog that has a pedigree must have ancestors that are known and registered.
Peggy’s dog looks like a beagle, which is a type of hound.
Peggy has a friend who raises pedigreed beagles in order to show them in dog shows.
The hound