Adjective Clauses (Relative Clauses) are used when we want give more
information about people, things, places, locations, and time.
Whose, where, and when introduce adjective clauses about possession, location,
and time.
 People whose jobs require frequent social contact have the most opportunity
to lie. (possession)
 There’s no place in the world where people are completely honest all the time.
(location)
 There has never been a time when some form of lying wasn’t a part of
everyday life. (time)
FIGURE IT OUT...
Fill in the blanks.
1. _________________ introduces an adjective clause about time.
2. _________________ introduces an adjective clause about possession.
3. _________________ introduces an adjective clause about location.
Look at the sentences showing formal and informal English usage when a
relative pronoun is the object of a preposition.
FORMAL: The participants in the study deceived many of the people with whom
they interacted.
INFORMAL: The participants in the study deceived many of the people who (or
that) they interacted with.
FORMAL: Money is a subject about which people are rarely honest.
INFORMAL: Money is a subject which (or that) people are rarely honest about.
FORMAL: The researcher from whom we received the survey is studying
attitudes about lying.
INFORMAL: The researcher who (or whom) we received the survey from is
studying attitudes about lying.
FORMAL: Most people save their biggest lies for the person to whom they are
closest.
INFORMAL: Most people save their biggest lies for the person who (or whom) they
are closest to.
FIGURE IT OUT...
Circle the letter of the best answer.
1. In formal English, when a relative pronoun is the object of a preposition, the
preposition comes _________.
a. before the relative pronoun
b. at the end of the clause
2. In informal English, the preposition comes _________.
a. before the relative pronoun
b. at the end of the clause
Be careful! Use whom, not who, directly after a preposition. Use which, not
that, after a preposition.
FIGURE IT OUT...
Check the correct statement.
1 .  a. Th e sale sp e r son f r om w h o I b oug h t t h e car lie d t o m e .
 b . Th e sale sp e r son f r om w h om I b oug h t t h e ca r lie d t o m e .
2 .  a. Re ason s f or d e lay s ar e a sub je ct ab out w h ich p e op le of t e n lie .
 b . Re ason s f or d e lay s ar e a sub je ct ab out t h at p e op le of t e n lie .
Made by: Alexandra Jiménez
USING WHOSE
A) Combine the sentences, using the second sentence as an adjective clause.
1. know a man. His last name is Goose.
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2. I apologized to the woman. I spilled her coffee.
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3. The man called the police. His wallet was stolen.
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4. I met the woman. Her husband is the president of the corporation.
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5. The professor is excellent. I am taking her course.
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6. Mr. North teaches a class for her students. Their native language is not English.
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7. The people were nice. We visited their house.
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8. I live in a dormitory. Its residents come from many countries.
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USING WHERE
B) Combine the sentences, using the second sentence as an adjective clause.
1. The city was beautiful. We spent our vacation there.
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2. That is the restaurant. I will meet you there.
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3. The town is small. I grew up there.
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4. That is the drawer. I keep my jewelry there.
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USING WHEN
C Combine the sentences, using the second sentence as an adjective clause.
1. Monday is the day. We will come then (on that day).
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2. 7:05 is the time. My plane arrives then (at that time).
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3. July is the month. The weather is usually the hottest then ( in that month).
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4. 1960 is the year. The revolution took place then ( in that year).
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Made by: Alexandra Jiménez