Interview another student in your class. Take notes during the interview, and then introduce this student to the rest of the class or to a small group of classmates. Possible topics for the interview follow. What questions might you ask to elicit this information? | EXERCISE 20. Review adjective clauses. Charts 13-1 - 13-9 Directions Create sentences in which you use the given groups of words. Each sentence should contain an adjective clause. Examples the people that I - One of the people that I admire most in the history of the world is Gandhi. the people with whom we - I enjoyed talking to the people with whom we had dinner last night. 1. the things I 2. the people who 3. a person who 4. the man to whom I 5. the place I 6. a book that 7. the time my 8. a person whose 9. a woman I 10. employees who 11. the restaurant where 12. someone that I 13. everything you 14. those who 15. the only one who 16. nothing I 17. everyone she 18. the doctor he 13-10 PUNCTUATING ADJECTIVE CLAUSES General guidelines for the punctuation of adjective clauses 1 do not USE commas if the adjective clause is necessary to identify the noun it modifies. 2 use COMMAS if the adjective clause simply gives additional information and is not necessary to identify the noun it modifies. a The professor who teaches Chemistry 101 is an excellent lecturer. b Professor Wilson who teaches Chemistry 101 is an excellent lecturer. In a No commas are used. The adjective clause is necessary to identify which professor is meant. In b Commas are used. The adjective clause is not necessary to identify Professor Wilson. We already know who he is he has a name. The adjective clause simply gives additional information. c Hawaii which consists of eight principal islands is a favorite vacation spot. d Mrs. Smith who is a retired teacher does volunteer work at the hospital. Guideline Use commas as in b c and d if an adjective clause modifies a proper noun. A proper noun begins with a capital letter. Note A comma reflects a pause in speech. fwhofmO e The man that I met teaches chemistry. V0 f Mr. Lee whom 1 met yesterday teaches chemistry. In e If no commas are used any possible pronoun may be used in the adjective clause. Object pronouns may be omitted. In f When commas are .
