Basic Grammar Rules
Adjective Clauses (or Relative Clauses)
The Adjective Clause
ESL Explanation
More Examples
Even More Examples
In Depth
The Adjective Clause
ESL Explanation
More Examples
Even More Examples
In Depth
Relative Pronouns
Relative Adverbs
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Relative Pronouns & Clauses
Not all of these are doing a relative pronoun's job. Can you tell which ones? Relative Adverbs
*Whom is usually used after a preposition or in very formal situations as the object of a verb, not the subject like of the verb as with "who". "Whom" is falling out of use in modern speech. |
Restrictive vs Non-restrictive Clauses
*Also known as Identifying and Non-identifying or Defining and Non-defining clauses and Essential and Non-essential clauses
A Few Notes on Commas
That vs. Which
Whatever, whenever, wherever, whichever, whoever, however:
* However has two meanings!
Video Review
Practice
Adjective Clauses
- Identify the Adjective Clause and the noun it modifies.
- Practice Quiz I
- Practice Quiz II
- Practice Quiz III
- Practice Quiz IV
- "Whose, the X of which, all of which" Exercises (challenging)
- Watching this video from British Council and then try the exercises on the bottom
*Also known as Identifying and Non-identifying or Defining and Non-defining clauses and Essential and Non-essential clauses Whatever, whenever, wherever, whichever, whoever, however