Structure: Adjectival clause - SS3 English Lesson Note

Adjective clauses are dependent clauses that modify a noun or pronoun. They are introduced by relative pronouns, such as who, which, that, and whose.

Adjective phrases are also used to modify nouns or pronouns, but they do not contain a subject and verb. They are often formed with prepositional phrases or verb phrases.

Clauses are groups of words that contain a subject and a verb. They can be independent or dependent. Independent clauses can stand on their own as complete sentences, while dependent clauses cannot.

Sentences are groups of words that express a complete thought. They must contain at least one independent clause.

Here are some examples of adjective clauses:

• The dog that chased the cat is mine.
• The book whose cover is blue is on the table.
• The woman who is wearing a red dress is my mother.

Here are some examples of adjective phrases:

• The dog in the yard
• The book with the blue cover
• The woman wearing a red dress

Here is an example of a sentence with both an adjective clause and an adjective phrase:

• The dog that chased the cat in the yard is mine.

The adjective clause modifies the noun dog, while the adjective phrase modifies the noun yard.

Main clauses are the main parts of sentences. They express the main idea of the sentence. Subordinate clauses are dependent clauses that modify main clauses. They cannot stand on their own as complete sentences.

Here is an example of a sentence with a main clause and a subordinate clause:

• The dog that chased the cat is mine, even though it scratched me.

The main clause is "The dog that chased the cat is mine." The subordinate clause is "even though it scratched me." The subordinate clause modifies the main clause by providing additional information about the dog.