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I still don't understand adjective clauses. What are the adjective clauses in the sentances
The band that is the best costs too much money.

Did you tell her about the time that you fell at the skating rink?

Ashley, who had just returned from vacation, was tired.

The book you loaned me was good.

WHoever can tell me HOw to find these clauses or what they are get 10 points NEED HELP!!

2007-03-21 10:12:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Homework Help

2 answers

Adjective clauses modify a noun.

Adjective clauses-----the noun

that is the best-----The band
that you fell at the skating rink----time
who had just returned from vacation-----Ashley.
you loaned me-----The book

2007-03-21 10:23:22 · answer #1 · answered by LINDA D. 5 · 1 0

1. that is the best
2. that you fell at the skating rink
3. who had just returned from vacation
4. you loaned me

The people who came to my party had a good time.

In a subject adjective clause, the subject of the adjective clause is the same as the noun it describes.

In the above sentence, the main sentence is: The people had a good time.

We want to use this sentence to describe the "people" in the main sentence. They came to my party. Notice that the subject of this sentence is also referring to "people."

To create the adjective clause, we change the subject of the adjective clause. For subjects which are people, we can use who or that. The most commonly used one is that.

who came to my party.
that came to my party.

Then the adjective clause goes after the noun we are describing. The result is:

The people who came to my party had a good time.
The people that came to my party had a good time.

If the subject of the adjective clause is a thing, use which or that.

I need to wash the shirt which has a stain on the pocket.
I need to wash the shirt that has a stain on the pocket.

Notice that the main sentence does not change word order.

2007-03-21 10:26:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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