This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Adjective Clauses – Relative Pronoun”.
1. Identify adjective clause acting as relative pronoun in the given sentence from the options given.
The boy who won the first prize is my classmate.
a) The boy who won
b) won the first prize is my classmate
c) who won
d) who won the first prize
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Explanation: The noun in the above sentence is “The boy”. An additional information about the noun is given through the clause “who won the first prize” which acts as an adjective to the noun. The adjective clause contains the relative pronoun “who”. Thus, it is the adjective clause with relative pronoun for the noun “The boy” in the sentence.
2. Identify the adjective clause with relative pronoun in the given sentence.
The movie which was directed by his brother was very romantic.
a) which was directed by his brother
b) his brother was very romantic
c) The movie which was directed
d) movie which was directed by
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Explanation: Adjective clause is the part of the sentence that is used as a description about the noun or pronoun. Here, the noun ‘The movie’ is followed by the relative pronoun ‘which’ and additional details on the noun is given through the clause “which was directed by his brother”. Thus, it is the adjective clause along with a relative pronoun in it in the given sentence.
3. The adjective clause with a relative pronoun in the below sentence is _____________________.
He is the sadist whom we all hate.
a) we all hate
b) whom we all hate
c) He is the sadist
d) sadist whom we all hate
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Explanation: The adjective clause in a sentence is usually a group of words which provides additional detail about the subject or noun. These clauses often come with a relative pronoun such as which, what, whom, how, why, that etc. Here, the noun is “He” followed by the verb “is” and “whom we all hate” being the adjective clause that describes more about the noun “he”. The adjective clause is a dependent clause which does not give meaning when separated from the main clause. ‘whom’ is the relative pronoun in the sentence.
4. Choose the adjective clause in the given sentence.
The milk which has been skimmed and pasteurized helps to reduce fat and cholesterol.
a) which has been skimmed and pasteurized
b) fat and cholesterol
c) skimmed and pasteurized
d) helps to reduce
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the main subject or noun is “milk”. The clause “which has been skimmed and pasteurized” describes more about the main noun. Thus, it is the adjective clause in the above sentence. The adjective clause is a dependent clause which does not give meaning when separated from the main clause. They come with a relative pronoun in a sentence. Here, the relative pronoun is ‘which’.
5. Identify the adjective clause used in the given sentence from the options given.
The doctor who went to china died in a plane crash while returning.
a) while returning
b) who went to china
c) died in a plane crash while returning
d) doctor who went to china died
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Explanation: The subject here is “The doctor”. This noun is followed by adjective clause, “who went to china”. It tells more about the subject. It is hence an object adjective clause that is used to complete the predicate with more details about the main subject. This adjective clause contains the relative pronoun ‘who’ in it that is closely related to the main noun. Thus, “who went to china” is the adjective clause with the relative pronoun ‘who’.
6. Find the adjective clause with relative pronoun in the given sentence.
The boy whose father is my colleague went missing yesterday.
a) whose father is my colleague
b) went missing yesterday
c) The boy whose father went missing
d) father is my colleague
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Explanation: In the given sentence, “The boy” is the subject followed by the adjective clause “whose father is my colleague”. It tells more about ‘The boy’ and acts as an adjective clause with a relative pronoun ‘whose’. Any adjective clause describes more about the subject noun and contains relative pronouns such as who, what, whomever, that, whose, whichever etc.
7. What is the adjective clause along with relative pronoun in the given sentence?
Hema is the girl whose purse went missing yesterday.
a) Hema is the girl
b) the girl whose purse went
c) whose purse went missing
d) purse went missing yesterday
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Explanation: In this sentence, the subject is “Hema” and the verb “is” is followed by an object “the girl”. The clause “whose purse went missing” describes about the noun “Hema”. Hence, it is an adjective clause. It comes along with a relative pronoun ‘whose’. Adjective clause in a sentence is a dependent clause that giving additional details about the subject /object. Hence, the adjective clause with a relative pronoun is “whose purse went missing”.
8. Identify the adjective clause having a relative pronoun in the sentence given.
Beauty lies in what people see beyond the outer appearance.
a) what people see beyond
b) beyond the outer appearance
c) what people see beyond the outer appearance
d) lies in what people see
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Explanation: Here, the subject ‘beauty’ is followed by a verb “lies” and an adjective clause “what people see beyond” which contains the relative pronoun “what” and supports the subject. Any adjective that occurs as a dependent clause in the given sentence is called an adjective clause.
9. The adjective clause containing relative pronoun in the given sentence is _____
The reason what she said the teacher was irrelevant to the situation.
a) what she said the teacher
b) irrelevant to the situation
c) The reason what she said
d) the teacher was irrelevant to the situation
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Explanation: Here, the subject ‘the reason’ is followed by an adjective clause to describe the object “what she said the teacher”. It sounds like an adjective to the object as it describes more about ‘The reason’ and has the relative pronoun ‘what’ in the given sentence.
10. The adjective clause having a relative pronoun in the given sentence is _____
The man who escaped from jail has been caught by the police today.
a) has been caught by the police
b) The man who escaped
c) who escaped from jail
d) caught by the police today
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Explanation: Here, the subject ‘the man’ is followed by an adjective clause “who escaped from jail” to describe ‘who was caught by the police?’. It sounds like an adjective to the object as it describes more about it and is thus an adjective clause with a relative pronoun ‘who’. Some of the relative pronouns are who, what, whomever, that, whose, whichever etc.
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