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Adjective Clause. A group of words that begins with an adjective clause signal word, has a subject and a verb, and all of these words collectively describe a noun. Adjective Clause Signal Words. Who Whom Whose Which That. Example Clauses signal words / verb in clause.
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Adjective Clause A group of words that begins with an adjective clause signal word, has a subject and a verb, and all of these words collectively describe a noun.
Adjective Clause Signal Words • Who • Whom • Whose • Which • That
Example Clausessignal words / verb in clause • The postman, whodelivers our mail, is very reliable. • Barbara, for whom I am house sitting, will be spending a month in California. • While walking down my street, I stopped to talk to Carl, whose mother is sick. • The bank account whichwas opened for me at age seven, now has $7000! • The car that I stole from my brother broke down five miles out of town.
Notice that in each sentence there is a main verb for the sentence and a different verb within the clause. The verb is the heart of a clause…a clause cannot exist without its own verb.
