Adjective Clauses Mastery

Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence: The book that I borrowed from the library is due next week.

• from the library

• that I borrowed from the library

• The book

• is due next week

Punctuate the adjective clause in the following sentence: The car which was parked in the driveway belongs to my neighbor.

• The car which was parked in the driveway, belongs to my neighbor.

• The car which was parked in the driveway belongs to my neighbor.

• The car, which was parked in the driveway belongs to my neighbor.

• The car, which was parked in the driveway, belongs to my neighbor.

Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence: The house where I grew up is now a historical landmark.

• is now a historical landmark

• The house

• where I grew up

• I grew up

Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence: The movie that we watched last night was really good.

• The movie

• that we watched last night

• we watched last night

• was really good.

Which sentence follows this format: adverb clause, independent clause, adjective clause

• Romeo, a total romantic, compares Juliet to the sun when he spies her on the balcony.

• Romeo confesses his love to Juliet, rushing in to marriage as quickly as a high speed chase.

• Romeo hides in the garden, but his friends, who think he is with Rosaline, don't understand why.

• When Romeo first sees Juliet, he says he has never seen true beauty, which contrasts with his statements about Rosaline in Act 1.

Rewrite the sentence using an adjective clause: The restaurant serves delicious food. The restaurant is located downtown.

• The restaurant serves delicious food, and it is located downtown.

• The restaurant serves delicious food, located downtown.

• The restaurant, a delicious place serving food, is located downtown.

• The restaurant, which is located downtown, serves delicious food.

Punctuate the adjective clause in the following sentence: The teacher who is standing at the front of the class is my favorite.

• The teacher, who is standing at the front of the class, is my favorite.

• The teacher standing at the front of the class is my favorite.

• The teacher who, is standing at the front of the class, is my favorite.

• The teacher, who is standing at the front of the class is my favorite.

Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence: The car, which is parked in the garage, needs to be fixed.

• The car

• in the garage

• which is parked in the garage

• needs to be fixed

Adjective clauses begin with who, whom, whose, which, where, and that. These words are called

• relative pronouns

• conjunctive adverbs

• prepositions

• nouns

Relative pronouns, the trigger words in adjective clauses, describe

• nouns

• verbs

• adverbs

• adjectives