Skill 11: Use adjective clause connectors correctly

An adjective clause is a clause that describes a noun. Because the clause is an adjective, it is positioned directly after the noun the it describes.

The woman is filling the glass that she put on the table.
ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

The glass that she put on the table contains milk.
ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

In the first example there are two clauses: woman is the subject of the verb is filling, and she is the subject of the verb put. That is the adjective clause connector that joins these two clauses, and the adjective clause that she put on the table describes the noun glass.
In the second example there are also two clauses: glass is the subject of the verb contains, , and she is the subject of the verb put. In this sentence also, that is the adjective clause connector that joins these two clauses, and the adjective clause that she put on the table describes the noun glass.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE CONNECTORS


whom which that
for people for things for people or things.


I like the book which you recommended
S V ADJECTIVE CONNECTOR S V

The book which you recommended was interesting
S ADJECTIVE CONNECTOR S V V