Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence:
When the rains finally came, the farmers whose fields were close to the canal were the first to sow.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → whose fields were close to the canal
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Adjective clause:
A clause is a group of words with its own subject and verb. An adjective clause describes a noun that comes just before it. It begins with a word like who, which, that or whose. Here “whose fields were close to the canal” describes “the farmers”. It tells which farmers were the first to sow.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: When the rains finally came — Incorrect. This is an adverb clause. It tells when the farmers sowed.
Option 3: fields were close to the canal — Incorrect. This leaves out “whose”, the word that joins the clause to “farmers”. So it is only a part of the clause.
Option 4: were the first to sow — Incorrect. “Were the first to sow” is part of the main clause.