Expanding Sentences With Adjective Clauses

This exercise will give you practice in building and expanding sentences with adjective clauses. Before attempting the exercise, you may find it helpful to review these articles and exercises:

• Subordination With Adjective Clauses
• Relative Pronouns and Adjective Clauses
• Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Adjective Clauses

Instructions:

Using the examples as a guide, expand each sentence or word group below by adding an appropriate adjective clause.

Examples:

(A) I admire the person who _____.

Sample sentence #1: I admire the person who first dared to eat a tomato.

Sample sentence #2: I admire the person who has the courage to speak her mind.

(B) The house in which _____ was run down and smelled like boiled cabbage.

Sample sentence #1: The house in which my teacher lived was run down and smelled like boiled cabbage.

Sample sentence #2: The house in which the body was found was run down and smelled like boiled cabbage.

Of course, there's no single set of correct answers to this exercise. When you're done, compare your adjective clauses with those created by your classmates.

1. The hospital operates a cafeteria that ______.


2. We were forced to eat in the school cafeteria, which _____.


3. A student who _____ may be eligible for an academic scholarship.


4. A student whose _____ may be placed on probation by the Administrative Council.


5. My sister was frightened by Slappy, the circus clown, who _____.


6. Some schools hold special classes for parents who _____.


7. No one is too young or too old to enjoy the benefits of regular exercise, which _____ .


8. Kalyde gave Danny a magic bicycle that _____.


9. Aldis was listening to his iPod, which _____.


10. My uncle is a retired magician, who _____.