What is the function of the relative pronoun in the adjective clause? I ate a snack of almonds, which satisfied my hunger. A. possessive B. subject C. object of a preposition D. direct object
@TheSmartOne
direct object
I- personal pronoun serving as the subject of the sentence. ate- verb a- article indicating number snack- noun serving as the direct object of- preposition starting the prepositional phrase almonds- noun serving as object of the preposition of almonds- prepositional phrase modifying snack which- relative pronoun, referring to snack in the independent clause. satisfied- verb of the adjective clause my- pronoun indicating possession hunger- noun, the object of the adjective clause "which" is the only relative pronoun in the sentence. It renames "snack", the direct object. Your questioner is probably expecting the answer "direct object."
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