EF5/6

adjective clauses

subject pronoun
The cat that is sleeping on the couch is a tabby.
'that' is a subject pronoun

object pronoun
The cat that I saw in the window is a tabby.
'that' is an object pronoun

Exercise A
1. Louis knows the woman who is meeting us at the airport. 'who' is a subject pronoun

The woman who Louis knows is meeting us at the airport. 'who' is an object pronoun

2. The chair that/which Sally inherited from her grandmother is an antique. 'that/which' is an object pronoun

Sally inherited a chair that is an antique from her grandmother. 'that' is a subject pronoun

Sally inherited a chair  from her grandmother that is an antique. XXX misplaced modifier - sounds like grandma is an antique

I gave a table to my sister that has three legs. XXX
I gave a table that has three legs to my sister . subject pronoun
The table that I gave to my sister has three legs. object pronoun

3. I sat on a bench which/that was wet. subject pronoun
The bench that/which I sat on was wet. object pronoun

4. The man who I hired him to paint my house finished the job in four days. object pronoun
The man who I hired to paint my house finished the job in four days. Omit 'who' - very authentic sounding
The man who was hired to paint my house finished the job in four days. subject pronoun - 'was hired' passive voice

Voice =active    passive
active voice
Joe ate the apple. subject is doing the verb "Joe ate"
passive voice
The apple was eaten by Joe. subject is doing nothing 'apple'

5. I miss seeing the old woman who used to sell flowers on that street corner. subject pronoun

The old woman who I miss seeing used to sell flowers on that street corner. object pronoun

street corner - noun modifying a noun
'street' is a noun that is acting like an adjective

6. The architect who Mario works with is brilliant. object pronoun
The architect who Mario works with is brilliant.
The architect Mario works with is brilliant.

The architect whom Mario works with is brilliant. FANCY, Too formal
The architect with whom Mario works is brilliant. SUPERFANCY, nobody talks like that

Mario works with an architect who is brilliant. subject pronoun

7. Mary tutors students who need help in geometry. subject pronoun
The students who Mary tutors need help in geometry. object pronoun

The students who need help in geometry Mary tutors. XXX
The students who need help in geometry are tutored (by Mary). 'are tutored' passive voice

geography
geology

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Mary tutors students that they need help in geometry. XXX
Mary tutors students; they need help in geometry.
Mary tutors students that need help in geometry.

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8. I took a picture of the rainbow that/which appeared in the sky. subject pronoun

S + V subject + verb

The rainbow which/that I took a picture of appeared in the sky. 'which' 'that' is an object pronoun