English Grammar Drills

56 Noun Phrases
18. The neighborhood I live is getting more expensive all the time.
19. A professor I had in college advocated pricing oil in Euros.
20. A professor you all know advocates pricing oil in Euros.
The following chart summarizes the basic rules about how the external and internal considerations
jointly determine the form of the relative pronouns:
RELATIVE PRONOUN’S ROLE INSIDE ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
External
Possessive
antecedent Subject Object Adverb
Human who whom whose
Nonhuman that, which that, which whose
Spatial noun
where
Temporal noun when
Exercise 4.7
Underline all the adjective clauses in the following sentences.
The seeds that you gave me have not sprouted.
1. My wife, whose enthusiasm knows no limits, has invited all of our friends over.
2. I couldn’t keep up with the pace that they were setting.
3. The track where we were running is in excellent shape.
4. The soloist was a pianist whom I had never even heard of before.
5. They damaged the gear that raises the front ramp.
6. He was a rare builder who never cut corners on anything.
7. We need to fly to Dallas where the meeting will be held.
8. The accident caused a concussion that has temporarily affected his short-term memory.
9. We proposed a site where there would be little impact on the environment.
10. They will identify the company whose bid won the contract.
11. Never pick a fight that you can’t win.
12. Everybody appreciated the breakfast that was given by the hosting organization.