Adjective Clauses

Name:___________________________
Exercise 1
Directions: Combine the two sentences. Use the second sentence as the adjective
clause. Use as many correct adjective clause combinations as possible.
1. I saw the man. He closed the door.
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b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
2. The girl is happy. She won the race.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
3. The student is from China. He sits next to me.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
4. The students are from China. They sit in the front row.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
5. We are studying sentences. They contain adjective clauses.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________

6. I am using a sentence. It contains an adjective clause.

a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
7. The taxi driver was friendly. He took me to the airport.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
Exercise 2
Directions: Combine the two sentences. Use the second sentence as the adjective
clause. Use as many correct adjective clause combinations as possible.
1. The book was good. I read it.
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b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
2. I liked the woman. I met her at the party last night.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
3. I liked the composition. You wrote it.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
4. The people were very nice. We visited them yesterday.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________

c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
Exercise 3
Directions: Combine the two sentences. Use the second sentence as the adjective
clause. Use as many correct adjective clause combinations as possible.
1. The meeting was interesting. I went to it.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
2. The man was very kind. I talked to him yesterday.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
3. I must thank the people. I got a present from them.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
4. The picture was beautiful. She was looking at it.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
5. The man is standing over there. I was telling you about him.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________

d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
Exercise 3
Directions: Combine the two sentences. Use the second sentence as the adjective
clause.
1. I apologized to the woman. I spilled her coffee.
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2. The man called the police. His wallet was stolen.
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3. I met the woman. Her husband is the president of the company.
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4. The professor is excellent. I am taking her course.
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5. Mr. Loos teaches a class for students. Their native language is not English.
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6. I come from a country. Its history goes back thousands of years.
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7. The people were nice. We visited their house.
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8. I live in a dormitory. Its residents come from many countries.
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9. I have to call the man. I accidentally picked up his umbrella after the meeting.
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10.The man poured a glass of water on his face. His beard caught on fire when he
lit a cigarette.

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Exercise 4
Directions: Underline the adjective clause. Then write other possible adjective
clause patterns, if any.
1. The dress which she is wearing is new.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
2. The doctor who examined the sick child was very gentle.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
3. The people I was waiting for were late.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
4. The term paper David is writing must be finished by Friday.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
5. The man whose opinions I respect most is my father.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________

6. Did I tell you about the woman I met last night?

a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
7. Did you hear about the earthquake that occurred in California?
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
8. The woman I was dancing with stepped on my toe.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
Exercise 5
Directions: Combine the following sentences. Use the second sentence as an
adjective clause. Give all patterns.
1. The scientist is well-known for her research. We met her yesterday.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
2. She lectured on a topic. I know very little about it.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
3. The students missed the assignment. They were absent from class.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________

c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
4. Yesterday I ran into an old friend. I hadn't seen him for years.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
5. I explained my absence to the teacher. I had missed his class.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
6. The young women are all from Japan. We met them at the meeting last night.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
7. I am reading a book. It was written by Sue Grafton.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
8. The man gave me good advice. I spoke to him.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
9. The instructor gives difficult tests. I failed her course.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________

c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
10.I returned the money. I had borrowed it from my roommate.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
11. The dogcatcher caught the dog. It bit my neighbor's daughter.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________
12.The people are very kind. I am staying at their house.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________

Directions: Combine two sentences together to make one sentence. Put the adjective clause after the
noun that it describes. You can use "who" or "that" to put the clauses together.
Example: The student is a very nice person. / She comes from Japan.
The student who comes from Japan is a very nice person.

1. We sent a package to our relatives. They live in Iowa.

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2. The woman works as a cashier. She sits next to me in class.
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3. That's the book. Everyone is reading it.
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4. We bought some trees. Our neighbor told us they were on sale.
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5. The car has a bad engine. I bought it last month.
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6. I lived in an apartment building. It had a very slow elevator.
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7. You should see a doctor. He can help you with your back problems.
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8. The tornado was extremely powerful. It hit Minnesota.
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9. We saw the woman at the grocery store. She lives next door to us.
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10. My wife returned the pants. They were too big for me.