Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence:
The tailor who altered my school blazer before the annual day has shifted his shop to the main market.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → who altered my school blazer before the annual day
Adjective clause inside the subject:
- An adjective clause describes a noun that comes just before it. It often begins with who, which or that.
- Here the clause comes right after “The tailor” and describes him. It sits inside the main clause “The tailor has shifted his shop to the main market” and splits it in two. It runs from “who” to “day”.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The tailor who altered my school blazer before the annual day — Incorrect. This takes in the noun “The tailor”. The noun belongs to the main clause. The adjective clause only describes it.
Option 2: who altered my school blazer — Incorrect. This is only part of the clause. It leaves out “before the annual day”.
Option 4: has shifted his shop to the main market — Incorrect. This is part of the main clause. It is the verb part that goes with “The tailor”.