Adjectives, Adjective Phrases and Adjective Clauses
Adjectives
beautiful short young old green happy clever fast slow interesting …
These are all adjectives.
We use adjectives to tell more about a noun:
A beautiful girl a short man a green pen a fast horse a happy cat….
Think of adjectives for these people :
Cut is a ................. student
Joe is a ...................boy.
Fanny is a ...................girl.
Cathy is a ................ student.
Adjective Phrases
An adjective phrase is a group of words that tells more about a noun :
The man with the beautiful eyes is my brother.
The girl beside the window is my best friend.
The shop at the end of the street is my aunt's.
A. Answer the questions by using adjective phrases.
Example : Which girl is your sister ? ( with the beautiful eyes)
The girl with the beautiful eyes is my sister.
1. Which dog is the oldest ? ( with the black ears )
The dog …………………………………………..
2. Which car is the fastest ? ( with the big wheels )
The car ………………………………………….
3. Which book is in Chinese ? ( on John's desk)
…………………………………………………..
4. Which bag has money in it ? ( next to the door)
………………………………………………......
Adjective Clauses
Adjective clauses are like adjective phrases but they also have
a verb and who/which/that.
The man who has beautiful eyes is my brother.
The man that has beautiful eyes is my brother.
The boy who sits beside the window is my best friend.
The boy that sits beside the window is my best friend.
The shop which is at the end of the street is my uncle's.
The shop that is at the end of the street is my uncle's.
We use "who" when talking about people
We use "which" when talking about things.
We may use "that" for either people or things.
B. Make sentences with adjective clauses.
Example : the man / has brown hair / my brother
The man who has brown hair is my brother.
1. The girl / is talking to Gary / Janice
……………………………………………………..
2. The girl / has a lovely smile/ Nika
…………………………………………………….
3. The pencil case / is large and red / Ms Bond's.
…………………………………………………….
4. The cat/ has black ears / very naughty.
……………………………………………………
C. Change the adjective phrases to adjective clauses.
Example : The man in the restaurant looked happy.
The man who was in the restaurant looked happy.
1. The present on the table is for you.
…………………………………………………….
2. The book with the red cover is very good.
…………………………………………………….
3. The boy with big eyes is called Keanu.
…………………………………………………….
When an adjective clause talks about a place, we use where .
When an adjective clauses talks about a time, we use when .
The shop where I bought this book is in ShaTin.
The day when I went to Sai Kung was very cold.
D. Complete the sentences with where or when.
Example : The building ………. she lives is very old.
The building where she lives is very old.
1. The garden ……….these flowers grow is near the school.
2. The shop ………….I bought this jacket is not expensive.
3. The night …………. Naomi met her husband was very warm.
4. The restaurant …………they had dinner was very romantic.
5. The day ……… they married was a Typhoon Signal 10 day.
6. The city ……… they had their honeymoon was a secret.
After words like "the first", "the second", "the last", "the same", we always use "that".
The last time that I phoned them, they were busy.
E. Make sentences with "that", "when" or "where".
Example : The first time …… she saw him, she knew her life had changed forever.
The first time that she saw him, she knew her life had changed forever.
1. The last time ………. I saw them, they looked very happy.
2. The day …………… they met will never be forgotten.
3. The restaurant ……….they ate will always be their favourite.
4. The first time ………..they kissed was not the last time.
