The Adjective Clause

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The Adjective Clause

• Recognize an adjective clause when you see one.

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Adjective Clause

• An adjective clausealso called an adjectival or
  relative clausewill meet three requirements
• First, it will contain a subject and verb
• Next, it will begin with a relative pronoun who,
  whom, whose, that, or which or a relative adverb
  when, where, or why.
• Finally, it will function as an adjective,
  answering the questions What kind? How many? or
  Which one?

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Adjective Clause Formula
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Examples

• Whose big, brown eyes pleaded for another cookie
• Whose relative pronoun eyes subject pleaded
  verb.
• Why Fred cannot stand sitting across from his
  sister Melanie
• Why relative adverb Fred subject can stand
  verb not, an adverb, is not officially part of
  the verb.

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Adjective Phrases In Use

• Diane felt manipulated by her beagle Santana,
  whose big, brown eyes pleaded for another cookie.
• Chewing with her mouth open is one reason why
  Fred cannot stand sitting across from his sister
  Melanie.

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Assessment

• Growling ferociously, Oreo and Skeeter, Madison's
  two dogs, competed for the hardboiled egg that
  bounced across the kitchen floor.
• Laughter erupted from Annamarie, who hiccupped
  for seven hours afterward.

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Answers

• Growling ferociously, Oreo and Skeeter, Madison's
  two dogs, competed for the hardboiled egg that
  bounced across the kitchen floor.
• Laughter erupted from Annamarie, who hiccupped
  for seven hours afterward.

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The Adverb Clause

• Recognize an adverb clause when you see one.

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Adverb Clause

• An adverb clause will meet three requirements.
• First, it will contain a subject and verb.
• You will also find a subordinate conjunction that
  keeps the clause from expressing a complete
  thought.
• Finally, you will notice that the clause answers
  one of these three adverb questions How? When?
  or Why?

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Subordinate Conjunction
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How, When, Why?

• Tommy scrubbed the bathroom tile until his arms
  ached.
• How did Tommy scrub?

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• Until his arms ached adverb clause.

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Assessment

• Underline the adverb clause. In your answers,
  include a how, when, or why question. Ex..
  How did Tommy scrub?
• 1. Josephine's three cats bolted from the
  driveway once they saw her car turn the corner.
• 2. After her appointment at the orthodontist,
  Danielle cooked eggs for dinner because she could
  easily chew an omelet.

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Answer

• Josephine's three cats bolted from the driveway
  once they saw her car turn the corner.
• When did the cats bolt? Once they saw her car
  turn the corner, an adverb clause.
• After her appointment at the orthodontist,
  Danielle cooked eggs for dinner because she could
  easily chew an omelet.
• Why did Danielle cook eggs? Because she could
  easily chew an omelet, an adverb clause.

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The Noun Clause

• Recognize an noun clause when you see one.

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Overview (Of Everything)

• A sentence which contains just one clause is
  called a simple sentence.
• A sentence which contains one independent clause
  and one or more dependent clauses is called a
  complex sentence. (Dependent clauses are also
  called subordinate clauses.)
• There are three basic types of dependent clauses
  adjective clauses, adverb clauses, and noun
  clauses. (Adjective clauses are also called
  relative clauses.)

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Noun clauses perform the same functions in
sentences that nouns do

• A noun clause can be a subject of a verb
• What Billy did shocked his friends.
• A noun clause can be an object of a verb
• What Billy did shocked his friends.
• A noun clause can be a subject complement
• Billys mistake was that he refused to take
  lessons.
• A noun clause can be an object of a preposition
• Mary is not responsible for what Billy did.
• A noun clause (but not a noun) can be an
  adjective complement Everybody is sad that
  Billy drowned.

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Activity Part 1.

• Finish these phrases with nouns
• 1. I dont know _________________.
• 2. I love _________________.
• 3. I remember _____________.
• 4. _______________ is fun.

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• A noun clause REPLACES a noun. In other words, a
  noun clause is a multi-word noun.
• Replace the nouns from Activity Pt. 1 with a noun
  clause.
• 1. I dont know _________________.
• 2. I love _________________.
• 3. I remember _____________.
• 4. ______________ is fun.