adjective clause
nounGrammar.
a relative clause that modifies a noun or pronoun, as the clause that I told you about in This is the book that I told you about and who saw us in It was she who saw us.
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How to use adjective clause in a sentence
A dependent clause in a complex sentence may also be an adjective clause.
Plain English | Marian WhartonAn adjective clause may modify any noun or any word used as a noun in the sentence.
Plain English | Marian WhartonWhom I wanted is an adjective clause modifying the noun man.
Plain English | Marian WhartonA clause used to describe and modify a noun is an adjective clause.
Plain English | Marian WhartonAn adjective clause may be introduced by the relative pronouns, who, which or that.
Plain English | Marian Wharton
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