Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence:
Before the shops opened, the woman who sells us flowers had already set up her basket outside the temple.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → who sells us flowers
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 the noun just before it. It begins with a word like who, which, that or whose. Here “who sells us flowers” describes “the woman”. It tells which woman had set up her basket.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Before the shops opened — Incorrect. This is an adverb clause. It tells when the woman set up her basket.
Option 2: had already set up her basket — Incorrect. “Had already set up her basket” is part of the main clause.
Option 3: who sells us flowers had already set up — Incorrect. This runs on past the clause into “had already set up”, which is the verb of the main clause.