Question

Underline the adjective clauses in these sentences and circle the nouns they describe.
1. This is the time which we had been looking forward to.
2. The police have caught the man who robbed our house last night.
3. The people whose complaints have been noted will be attended to soon.
4. She is the girl who won a gold medal.
5. I enjoyed the film which we watched yesterday.
6. I liked the dress which my aunt bought me on my birthday.
7. This is the spot where our car met with the accident.
8. You should eat food which is nutritious,
9. My grandfather spoke about the times when people lived simpler lives.
10. Students who are hard-working do well in life.​

Answer 1

Adjective clause:

✵ An adjective clause in a complex sentence is a subordinate clause which does the work of an adjective, so it qualifies some noun or pronoun in the main clause.

Answer:

1. This is the time which we had been looking forward to.

• Adjective clause - we had been looking forward

• Noun - time

2. The police have caught the man who robbed our house last night.

• Adjective clause - who robbed our house last night

• Noun - man

3. The people whose complaints have been noted will be attended to soon.

• Adjective clause - whose complaints have been noted

• Noun - People

4. She is the girl who won a gold medal.

• Adjective clause - who won a gold medal

• Noun - girl

5. I enjoyed the film which we watched yesterday.

• Adjective clause - which we watched yesterday

• Noun - film

6. I liked the dress which my aunt bought me on my birthday.

• Adjective clause - which my aunt bought me

• Noun - dress

7. This is the spot where our car met with the accident.

• Adjective clause - where our car met with the accident

• Noun - spot

8. You should eat food which is nutritious.

• Adjective clause - which is nutritious

• Noun - food

9. My grandfather spoke about the times when people lived simpler lives.

• Adjective clause - when people lived simpler lives

• Nouns - time

10. Students who are hard-working do well in life.

• Adjective clause - who are hard-working do well in life

• Nouns - Students

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