ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

Adjective Clause works like an adjective in the sentence. 

Adjective Clause tells you something more about a noun or a pronoun in the sentence. 

Example: 

This is the pillow which I use everyday.

Here, This is the pillow is the Main Clause and 'which I use everyday' is the Subordinate Clause.

When we read the Subordinate Clause, we should ask 'What does the Subordinate Clause talk about.'

which I use everyday - What do I use everyday?

The answer is the 'pillow' which is a noun.

Thus, the Subordinate Clause tells us something more about a noun.

Whenever we attempt questions based on clauses, we analyse the sentences. 

This is how a sentence is analysed.

Clause Analysis:

This is the pillow - Main clause

which I use it everyday - Subordinate Adjective Clause, qualifying the noun pillow in the Main Clause. 

The boy whom we saw at the bus stop is my neighbour.

Here, the two finite verbs are - saw & is

Thus, The boy is my neighbour - Main Clause 

whom we saw at the bus stop - Subordinate Adjective Clause, qualifying the noun boy in the Main Clause. 

It was she who watered the plants.

Here, It was she - Main Clause 

who watered the plants - Subordinate Adjective Clause, qualifying the pronoun 'she' in the Main Clause. 

Some points to remember while analysing clauses are:

1. Count the finite verbs in the sentence. If there are two finite verbs, there are two clauses. 

2. Identify the Main Clause. Remember, the Main Clause is the one that always makes complete sense.

3. Identify the Subordinate Clause. 

4. Then Identify the type of Subordinate Clause. Ask what does the Subordinate Clause tell you about.

5. We always use the word qualifying, qualifies with Adjective Clause. This means that it tells us something more about the noun.

6. The noun that it qualifies is always present in the Main Clause & not in the Subordinate Clause.