Question

find the adjective clause and the word(s) it modifies below.

William Shakespeare, who was English, wrote Othello.

Answer 1

magan this isn't math :/

Answer 2

I can help you =)

Answer 3

Start by finding the subject. Do you know what the subject of this sentence is?

Answer 4

oh my bad

Answer 5

wrote Othello?

Answer 6

=) No. William Shakespeare is the subject. Wrote is the verb. Wrote Othello is the verb clause.

Answer 7

"Who was English" is the adjective clause, because it modifies the subject, "William Shakespeare"

Answer 8

Does that make sense to you?

Answer 9

sorry dont really get it

Answer 10

Okay. I need you to tell me what part of that you don't get.

Answer 11

An adjective describes something. In order to find an adjective clause, you need to know what the subject is. In this case, the subject is "William Shakespeare." What describes "William Shakespeare"? The word "English" describes "William Shakespeare." Therefore the adjective clause must be "who was English" and the words the adjective clause modifies must be "William Shakespeare."

Answer 12

I don't know how else to explain it.

Answer 13

so like for a sentence "the tan cat likes to eat flowers"
the subject would be the cat, and the tan would be the adjective clause because it describes the cat???
Thats the only other way I can explain it, if I'm even explaining it correctly

Answer 14

thanks now i get it

Answer 15

can you explain this one?

The old brick house that sits on top of the hill was built during the Civil War.

Answer 16

Okay, so it's basically the same thing. It's even in the same form. You just didn't punctuate it.

Answer 17

The old brick house, that sits on top of the hill, was built during the Civil War.

Answer 18

Do you know what the subject is?

Answer 19

The old brick hous

Answer 20

Yes! So what is the adjective clause? What modifies "The old brick house"?

Answer 21

sits on top of the hill

Answer 22

Yes!! =)

Answer 23

ok thanks

Answer 24

You're welcome.