Identify The Adjective Clauses

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    The author whom we have been studying wrote under a pen name.

    • Whom we have been studying
    • The author wrote under a pen name
    • The author whom we have been studying
    • We have been studying wrote under a pen name
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Identify the adjective clauses in the following sentences. Remember that these clauses begin with relative pronouns that refer to an antecedent-noun. Thus, we say that the antecedent-noun is modified by the adjective clause.

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    Can any country whose resources are limited afford the luxury of being wasteful?

    • Any country whose resources are limited

    • Whose resources are limited

    • Afford the luxury of being wasteful

    • Can any country whose resources are limited

    Correct Answer
    A. Whose resources are limited
    Explanation
    "Whose" is a relative pronoun that begins the adjective clause. It modifies the noun "country."

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  • 3. 

    Some of the dinosaurs that existed 120 million years ago weighed over five tons.

    • Some of the dinosaurs

    • That existed 120 million years ago

    • Weighed over five tons

    • Some of the dinosaurs that existed 120 million years ago

    Correct Answer
    A. That existed 120 million years ago
    Explanation
    "That" is a relative pronoun that begins the adjective clause. It modifies the noun "dinosaurs."

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  • 4. 

    Doctors who study the nervous system are called neurologists.

    • Are called neurologists

    • The nervous system are called neurologists

    • Doctors who study the nervous system

    • Who study the nervous system

    Correct Answer
    A. Who study the nervous system
    Explanation
    "Who" is the relative pronoun that begins the adjective clause. It modifies the noun "Doctors."

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    With the telescope Galileo studied the Milky Way and discovered a fact that startled many people: the Milky Way is made up of millions of stars.

    • With the telescope

    • The Milky way is made up of millions of stars

    • Galileo studied the Milky Way and discovered a fact

    • That startled many people

    Correct Answer
    A. That startled many people
    Explanation
    "That" is a relative pronoun that modifies the noun "fact."

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