CHAPTER 12. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES (9) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 12. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

 

EXERCISE 11. Adjective clauses with WHO, WHO(M), WHICH, THAT, and Ø. Directions: Write the pronouns that can be used to connect the adjective clauses to the main clause: who, who(m), which, or that. Also write Ø if the pronoun can be omitted. 1 The box ________________ I mailed to my sister was heavy. 2 The people ________________ sat in the stadium cheered for the home team. 3 The calendar ________________ hangs in Paul's office has pictures of wildlife. 4 The teenagers counted the money ________________ they earned at the car wash. 5 The people ________________ my brother called didn't answer their phone. 6 The tree branch ________________ was lying in the street was a hazard to motorists.   EXERCISE 12. Identifying adjective clauses. Directions: Underline the adjective clause. Circle the noun it modifies. 1 2 The food we ate at the sidewalk cafe was delicious. 3 A storekeeper is a person who owns or operates a store. 4 The bus I take to school every morning is usually very crowded. 5 Pizza that is sold by the piece is a popular lunch in many cities and towns throughout the world. 6 Two hundred years ago, people on ships and in coastal towns greatly feared the pirates who sailed the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. 7 The earth receives less than one-billionth of the enormous amount of heat the sun produces. The rest of the sun's energy disappears into outer space. 8 Piranhas are dangerous fish that can tear the flesh off an animal as large as a horse in a few minutes. 9 The heart of education is in a culture's literature. People who read gain not only knowledge but also pleasure. A person who does not read is no better off than a person who cannot read. 10 Cedar waxwings are gray-brown birds that live in most parts of North America. If you see a crested bird that is a little larger than a sparrow and has a band of yellow across the end of its tail, it may be a cedar waxwing.

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