S-V + Adj. Clauses
S-V-DO + Adj. Clauses
S-V-SC + Adj. Clauses
We could also expand the sentence base by adding another kind of dependent clause -- an adjective clause. This, of course, would turn the simple sentence into a complex sentence.
Examples:
"Lily, who is a wonderful girl, writes very smoothly." ("Who is a wonderful girl" is called an adjective clause because it modifies, enhances, or changes, a noun or pronoun. Now we know something more about Lily -- that she is a wonderful girl.)
In the above sentence, "who" is called a relative pronoun.
"When she was 18, young Asia bought a car which was sleek, sweet, and very fast ."
("Which" is a relative pronoun introducing the adjective clause. Notice that the adjective clause is dependent, meaning it can't stand by itself. It needs the company of an independent clause.)
DEFINITION
A relative pronoun relates an adjective clause to the noun or pronoun it modifies.
These are the relative pronouns: what, who, whom, whose, which, that
PRACTICE: Expand these sentences by adding dependent adverb or adjective clauses.
*Julia had an exciting experience.
* Joseph took a strange journey.
* Morgan will someday be a great leader.
