Question

Underline the relative clauses in these sentences and circle the nouns that they describe.

1. The room where we had our coffee is full of sculptures.
2.The vase which the collector bought from China is worth millions.
3.The forest through which he travelled was deep and dark.
4.The police caught the man who committed the robbery last night.
5.The dictator, who was proud of his immense wealth, died in poverty.
6.Jamshedpur,where I grew up,was named after Jamshedji Tata.
7.My aunt,who is well-respected doctor,has just retired from active practice.
8.Maria applied for a job that was advertised on the website.​

Answer 1

Answer−

Underline the relative clauses in these sentences and circle the nouns that they describe.

1. The room where we had our coffee is full of sculptures.

Relative clause - where we had our coffee is full of sculptures.

noun it's describing - room

_____...

2. The vase which the collector bought from China is worth millions.

Relative clause - which the collector brought from China is worth millions.

noun it's describing - vase

____...

3.The forest through which he travelled was deep and dark.

Relative clause - which he travelled was deep and dark.

noun it's describing- forest

_____...

4. The police caught the man who committed the robbery last night.

Relative clause - who committed robbery last night.

noun it's describing- police

_____...

5. The dictator, who was proud of his immense wealth, died in poverty.

Relative clause - who was proud of his immense wealth,died in poverty.

noun it's describing- dictator

______...

6. Jamshedpur,where I grew up,was named after Jamshedji Tata.

Relative clause - where I grew up was named after Jamshedji Tata

noun it's describing- Jamshedpur

______...

7. My aunt,who is well-respected doctor,has just retired from active practice.

Relative clause - who is well respected

noun it's describing- aunt

_____..

8.Maria applied for a job that was advertised on the website.

Relative clause - that was advertised on the website.

noun it's describing- Maria

_______________...

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What is relative clause?

A relative clause is an adjective clause that qualifies a noun or a pronoun.

It is linked to the main clause by relative pronouns like who, whom ,whose etc.

Kinds of relative clause -

Defining relative clause

Non- defining relative clause