11.1 Adjective Clauses—Overview

COMPREHENSION Based on the reading, write T for true or F for false.

1. Americans in their twenties and thirties often reconnect with old friends.

2. Women usually list their maiden names on high school websites. 3. A yearbook is a book that shows the people who attended the reunion.

THINK ABOUT IT Discuss the questions with a partner or in a small group.

1. Think of a close friend from childhood that you have lost touch with. How could you find him or her again? 2. In your culture, do you have organized reunions with former classmates? Do you enjoy such events? Or would you enjoy such events if your schools had them?

EXAMPLES EXPLANATION

Today it is common to find married women who have not changed their names. What is the name of the high school that you attended? An adjective clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb. It describes or identifies the noun before it (women, high school).

Notes: 1. Who, whom, that, which, whose, where, and when mark the beginning of an adjective clause.

Sometimes an adjective clause begins with no marker. I have a lot of friends who moved away after we graduated. The friends I had in high school are married now. (no marker) 2. Some adjective clauses are set apart from the rest of the sentence with commas. I like to look at my yearbook, which has photos of my classmates. 3. An adjective clause can identify any noun in a sentence. Von Steuben High School, which is located in Chicago, is a science academy. I attended Von Steuben High School, which is located in Chicago. 4. Compare adjectives and adjective clauses. An adjective precedes a noun. An adjective clause follows a noun. I attended a big high school. I attended a high school that has over 5,000 students.

EXERCISE 1 Listen to the article. Then write T for true or F for false.

11.2

1. Americans don’t typically move from location to location. 2. Older people prefer to live in states with warmer climates. 3. San Francisco doesn’t need lower paid workers.