Grammar Quiz 5 - City College of San Francisco



186 Grammar Practice: Adjective Clauses

Part 1. Underline each adjective clause and circle the noun or pronoun it modifies.

Example The woman who is sitting over there is a math teacher.

1. Looking up a word that has several definitions can be confusing.

2. Meet me after class because there’s something I need to tell you.

3. The people that attended the concert were disappointed with the quality of the music.

4. Anyone who believes photography is easy hasn’t really tried to make high quality photos.

5. I enjoyed listening to the lecturer we met at the planetarium last week.

Part 2. Complete the sentences with any appropriate relative pronoun: who, whom, that, which, Ø, whose or relative adverb: where, or when.

In psychology, an extrovert is a person __________ characteristics include an open nature and a cheerful outlook on life. Extroverts enjoy moments __________ they can meet other people, so they love parties at __________ lots of people are having a good time. They know the latest jokes and stories and share them with anyone with __________ they speak. For extroverts, the classroom is not necessarily a place __________ they excel, but they are often the students __________ comments make their classmates laugh. Extroverts are best in jobs at __________ they can use their “people skills.” They don’t work well in offices __________ they have no contact with others. Because they often like to stay out late, early morning may be the part of the day __________ they go to sleep. A job __________ starting time is 8:00 A.M. may not be ideal for this type of person.

Part 3. Combine the sentences. Use the second sentence to make an adjective clause. Pay attention to punctuation!

Example I like people. The people have a good sense of humor.

I like people who have a good sense of humor.

1. The counselor had a grumpy attitude. Alma spoke with him about changing her major.

2. Mrs. Leung’s children are musically talented. I tutor two of them on Saturdays.

3. The address was incorrect. You sent the package to the address.

4. The buses in this town are always late. Most of them are quite dirty.

5. Our letter included several important questions. The manager never responded to them.

Part 4: Add commas where necessary:

1. My new computer which arrived yesterday still needs to be unpacked and connected.

2. The teacher ignored the student who always raises his hand in class.

3. Many years ago, I met Joe Silva who worked in the office across the hall from mine.

4. An accident which has a positive outcome is called serendipity.

5. Mel’s parents were disappointed when he chose to play hockey which is a very dangerous sport.

Part 5: Briefly explain the difference in meaning between these two sentences:

1. Adjective clauses which are difficult to understand cause problems for ESL students.

2. Adjective clauses, which are difficult to understand, cause problems for ESL students.

Part 1. Underline each adjective clause and circle the noun or pronoun it modifies.

Example The woman who is sitting over there is a math teacher.

1. Looking up a word that has several definitions can be confusing.

2. Meet me after class because there’s something I need to tell you.

3. The people that attended the concert were disappointed with the quality of the music.

4. Anyone who believes photography is easy hasn’t really tried to make high quality photos.

5. I enjoyed listening to the lecturer we met at the planetarium last week.

Part 2. Complete the sentences with any appropriate relative pronoun: who, whom, that, which, Ø, whose or relative adverb: where, or when.

In psychology, an extrovert is a person _whose_ characteristics include an open nature and a cheerful outlook on life. Extroverts enjoy moments _when_ they can meet other people, so they love parties at __which__ lots of people are having a good time. They know the latest jokes and stories and share them with anyone with ___whom__ they speak. For extroverts, the classroom is not necessarily a place _where__ they excel, but they are often the students _whose__ comments make their classmates laugh. Extroverts are best in jobs at _which_ they can use their “people skills.” They don’t work well in offices _where_ they have no contact with others. Because they often like to stay out late, early morning may be the part of the day _when__ they go to sleep. A job __whose__ starting time is 8:00 A.M. may not be ideal for this type of person.

Part 3. Combine the sentences. Use the second sentence to make an adjective clause. Pay attention to punctuation!

Example I like people. The people have a good sense of humor.

I like people who have a good sense of humor.

1. The counselor had a grumpy attitude. Alma spoke with him about changing her major.

The counselor with whom Alma spoke about changing her major had a grumpy attitude.

The counselor whom/that/Ø Alma spoke with about changing her major had a grumpy attitude.

2. Mrs. Leung’s children are musically talented. I tutor two of them on Saturdays.

Mrs. Leung’s children, two of whom I tutor on Saturdays, are musically talented.

3. The address was incorrect. You sent the package to the address.

The address to which you sent the package was incorrect.

The address which/that/Ø you sent the package to was incorrect.

4. The buses in this town are always late. Most of them are quite dirty.

The buses in this town, most of which are quite dirty, are always late.

5. Our letter included several important questions. The manager never responded to them.

Our letter included several important questions to which the manager never responded.

Our letter included several important questions which/that/Ø the manager never responded to.

Part 4: Add commas where necessary:

1. My new computer, which arrived yesterday, still needs to be unpacked and connected.

2. The teacher ignored the student who always raises his hand in class.

3. Many years ago, I met Joe Silva, who worked in the office across the hall from mine.

4. An accident which has a positive outcome is called serendipity.

5. Mel’s parents were disappointed when he chose to play hockey, which is a very dangerous sport.

Part 5: Briefly explain the difference in meaning between these two sentences:

1. Adjective clauses which are difficult to understand cause problems for ESL students.

Only some adjective clauses cause problems for ESL students. They are the difficult ones.

2. Adjective clauses, which are difficult to understand, cause problems for ESL students.

All adjective clauses are problematic for ESL students because they’re all difficult to understand.

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