Identify the adjective clauses

1. 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

"Whose" is a relative pronoun that begins the adjective clause. It modifies the noun "country."

Explanation

"Whose" is a relative pronoun that begins the adjective clause. It modifies the noun "country."

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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... see moremodified by the adjective clause.
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2. 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

"Whom" is the relative pronoun that modifies the noun "author." It is "whom" because it is the direct object of the subordinate clause.

Explanation

"Whom" is the relative pronoun that modifies the noun "author." It is "whom" because it is the direct object of the subordinate clause.

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

"That" is a relative pronoun that begins the adjective clause. It modifies the noun "dinosaurs."

Explanation

"That" is a relative pronoun that begins the adjective clause. It modifies the noun "dinosaurs."

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

"Who" is the relative pronoun that begins the adjective clause. It modifies the noun "Doctors."

Explanation

"Who" is the relative pronoun that begins the adjective clause. It modifies the noun "Doctors."

5. 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

"That" is a relative pronoun that modifies the noun "fact."

Explanation

"That" is a relative pronoun that modifies the noun "fact."

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Identify The Adjective Clauses