Relative pronouns like that, who, and which are often used as the subject of an adjective clause to describe people or things. Who is used to refer to people as the subject of the adjective clause, while that can also be used as a subject pronoun for people. An adjective clause properly follows and modifies the noun it describes.

1. Thesubjectof anadjectiveclauseis
oftena relativepronoun.

2. Someofthewordsthatweuseas
relativepronounsarethat,who,and
which.
(The words that we use as relative pronouns
also have other uses and meanings.)

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AdjectiveClauses
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4. Two sentences One sentence
with an
adjective clause
The man is
friendly.
The man lives
next to me.
The man who
lives next to me
is friendly.
Inadjectiveclauses,
whoandthatare
usedassubject
pronounstodescribe
people.

5. Two sentences One sentence
with an
adjective clause
The woman is
talkative. She
lives next to me.
The woman that
lives next to me
is talkative.
Inadjectiveclauses,
whoandthatare
usedassubject
pronounstodescribe
people.

6. An adjective clause follows the
noun that it modifies.
INCORRECT
** The woman is talkative that
lives next to me.
BECAREFUL!