This document provides examples of sentences containing adjective clauses. It demonstrates how to take a sentence with two independent clauses and rewrite it as one sentence connected with an adjective clause. There are 28 examples that show different types of adjective clauses using who, whom, which, that, where or when to combine clauses about a person, place, or time. The document is a helpful reference for properly using adjective clauses to join ideas within a single sentence.

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Use the second sentence as an adjective clause
1. I saw the man. He closed the door.
I saw the man who closed the door.
2. The girl is happy. She won the race.
The girl who won the race is happy.
3. The student is from China. She sits next to me.
The student who sits next to me is from China.
4. The students are from China. They sit in the front row.
The students who sit in the front row are from China.
5. We are studying sentences. They contain adjective clauses.
We are studying sentences which contain adjective clauses.
6. I am using a sentence. It contains an adjective clause.
I am using a sentence that contains an adjective clause.
7. Algebra problems contain letters. They stand for unknown numbers.
Algebra problems contain letters which stand for unknown numbers.
8. The taxi driver was friendly. He took me to the airport.
The taxi driver who took me to the airport was friendly.

2. 9. The book was good. I read it.
The book that I read was good.
10. I liked the woman. I met her at the party last night.
I liked the woman whom I met at the party last night.
11. I liked the composition. You wrote it.
I liked the composition that you wrote.
12. The people were very nice. We visited them yesterday.
The people whom we visited last night were very nice.
13. The meeting was interesting. I went to it.
The meeting that I went to was very interesting.
14. The man was very kind. I talked to him yesterday.
The man whom I talked to yesterday was very kind.
15. The city was beautiful. We spent our vacation there.
The city where we spent our vacation was beautiful.
16. That is the restaurant. I will meet you there.
That is the restaurant where I will meet you.
17. The town is small. I grew up there.
The town where I grew up is small.
18. That is the drawer. I keep my jewelry there.
That is the drawer where I keep my jewelry.
19. Monday is the day. We will come then.
Monday is the day that we will come.
20. 7:05 is the time. My plane arrives then.
7:05 is the time when my plane arrives.
21. 1960 is the year. The revolution took place then.
1960 is the year when the revolution took place.
22. July is the month. The weather is usually the hottest then.
July is the month when the weather is usually the hottest.

3. Break the sentences into two. The second one must be an adjective clause.
23. The students who did not come to the class yesterday explained their absence to the
teacher.
The students explained their absence to the teacher. They did not come to class yesterday.
24. The geologist who lectured at Browning Hall last night predicted another earthquake.
The geologist predicted another earthquake. He lectured at Browning Hall last night.
25. Dr. Fields who lectured at Browning Hall last night predicted another earthquake.
Dr. Fields predicted another earthquake. He lectured at Browning Hall last night.
26. The rice which we had for dinner last night was very good.
The rice was very good. We had it for dinner last night.
27. Rice which is grown in many countries is a staple food throughout much of the world.
Rice is a staple food throughout much of the world. It is grown in many countries.
28. Mr. Brown whose son won the spelling contest is very proud of his son’s achievement.
Mr. Brown is very proud of his son’s achievement. His son won the spelling contest.