EF5/6 adjective clauses

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX
- adverb clauses
- adjective clauses
- noun clauses

adjective clauses

adjective - describes a noun

Order of Adjectives

Opinion	Size	Age	Shape	Colour	Origin	Material	Purpose

opinion - beautiful, expensive, nice, tasty
size - small, huge
age - young, five-year-old, ancient
shape - round, uneven
colour - lime green, sky blue
origin - Chinese, Persian, Canadian
material - wooden, silver, plastic, leather
purpose - work, school, sports

She has a nice, round, new, green, Japanese, leather, school bag. TOO MUCH, POOR WRITING

2-3 adjectives
The dog is a cute, white, guide dog.
She collects antique Vietnamese stamps and coins.

more complex descriptions - use adjective clause

who/that/which
OTHER WORDS whom NOT IMPORTANT, FORGET IT
whose

HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS - everyday, all day
who - people, humans, especially people that we know
that - everything, things (not alive), animals, or people
which - things, special things, unique things

The woman who had her dog in the baby carriage was very friendly.
SV
The woman who had her dog in the baby carriage was very friendly.

S  SV   V.

The pencil that is on the table is sharp.
The pencil that is on the table is sharp.

She bought a phone that was on sale for $100.

Jon's wedding ring that which is made of white gold has a very simple design.
Use 'which' because a wedding ring is a special thing.

Which one do you want? question, different usage of 'which'

Beijing which is the capital of China is a huge city.
Tehran which is in the north of Iran is a massive city.
Tehran is in the north of Iran is a massive city. XXX
Tehran is in the north of Iran and is a massive city. SIMPLE
Tehran is in the north of Iran, and it is a massive city. COMPOUND

Tehran is in the north of Iran that/which is in the Middle East.

You can't start a sentence with an adjective clause because an adjective clause comes after the noun.

My sister has a table that has three legs.
That has three legs, my sister has a table. XXX XXX XXX

My sister that has three legs has a table. XXX, in the wrong place
The man saw a cat who was riding a motorcycle. XXX
The man who was riding a motorcycle saw a cat. 

My 90-year-old grandmother that got onto the roof of the house has a cat. XXX
My 90-year-old grandmother has a cat that got onto the roof of the house.

MISPLACED MODIFIER- adj cl comes after the noun

We go to South Hill Education Centre that is on Fraser Street.


6010 Fraser Street You can tell the avenue form the address. subtract16

6010 60-16=44 Ave

2516 Main Street - 
2516  25-16= 9, Broadway

3623 Cambie Street- 20 Ave
1160 Main Street - 11-16 = -5

We go to South Hill Education Centre that which is on Fraser Street.
We go to a school that which is on Fraser Street.


whom - LOW FREQUENCY WORD, FORGET IT
whom - object pronoun

She has a sister who is a vet.
'who' is a subject pronoun

Sarah's sister who I was talking to is a vet.
'who' is an object pronoun

object pronoun - You have some choices
1. Sarah's sister who I was talking to is a vet.
2. Sarah's sister whom I was talking to is a vet.
object pronoun - can use 'whom'
3. The person who I was talking to is a vet.
The person I was talking to is a vet.


whose - shows possession, own something, have something

That is the man whose bicycle was stolen. He owns the bicycle; it is his bicycle.
She is a person whose friends always support her.


Shala is a woman who has a great sense of humour. She enjoys a good laugh.