Exercise 2
Pick out the Adjective clause
1. The dog that barks seldom bites
2. The saree that you chose pleased me
3.Akshay has a car that glides smoothly
4. God helps those who help themselves
5. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones
Answers
Answer:
1 that barks it modifies the noun dog
2 that you choose
3 that glides smoothly
4 those who help themselves 5 who live in glass houses
Answer:
The adjective clause in the below sentences are:
1.) that barks
2.)that you chose
3.)that glides smoothly
4.)those who help themselves
5.)who live in glass houses
Explanation:
Adjective clause in a sentence, is a dependent clause that describes a noun in the sentence. It is a relative clause, that usually follows the noun and it provides both essential and non-essential information about the noun to the reader.
Examples: The flower, that we picked yesterday, still smells good.
The book, that we got from the library, is amazing
Considering the given sentences, the adjective clauses are:
1. The dog that barks seldom bites - that barks
2. The saree that you chose pleased me - that you chose
3. Akshay has a car that glides smoothly - that glides smoothly
4. God helps those who help themselves - those who help themselves
5. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones - who live in glass houses
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