An adjective clause is used to describe a noun:
The car, which was red, belonged to Young-Hee.
A relative pronoun is usually used to introduce an adjective clause:
Young-Hee, who is a Korean student, lives in Victoria.
The main relative pronouns are:
Pronoun Use Example
Pronoun Use Example
Who used for humans in the subject position. Hans, who is an architect, lives in Berlin.
Whom used for humans in the object position. Martin, whom Hans knows well, is an interior decorator
Which used for things and animals in the subject Susy has a dog which follows her everywhere
or object position.
Which used for things and animals in the subject Susy has a dog which follows her everywhere
or object position.
That used for humans, animals and things, Maria is decorating a house that Hans designed
in the subject or object position
Whose used for humans, animals and things in Susy, whose dog follows her everywhere, is an
the subject or object position to show animal lover.
possession
possession
There are two main kinds of adjective clause:
1. Non-defining clauses
Non-defining clauses give extra information about the noun, but they are not essential:
The desk in the corner, which is covered in books, is mine.
Explanation: We don't need this information in order to understand the sentence. “The desk in the corner is mine” is a good sentence on its own — we still know which desk is referred to. Note that non-defining clauses are usually separated by commas, and “that” is not usually used in this kind of context.
2. Defining clauses
Defining clauses give essential information about the noun:
The package that arrived this morning is on the desk.
Explanation: We need this information in order to understand the sentence. Without the relative clause, we don't know which package is being referred to. Note that “that” is often used in defining relative clauses, and they are not separated by commas.
Taken from:
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj.htm
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