Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence:
Every Diwali, my grandmother sends sweets to the postman who once carried her letters through the flooded lanes.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → who once carried her letters through the flooded lanes
Adjective clause after a noun for a person:
- A clause is a group of words with its own subject and verb. An adjective clause describes a noun that comes just before it. After a noun for a person it often begins with who.
- Here the clause begins with “who” and describes “the postman”. It tells which postman. It runs from “who” to the last word, “lanes”.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: my grandmother sends sweets to the postman — Incorrect. This is the main clause. It makes sense on its own.
Option 2: the postman who once carried her letters through the flooded lanes — Incorrect. This part takes in “the postman”. That is the noun the clause describes. It is not part of the clause.
Option 3: who once carried her letters — Incorrect. This is only part of the clause. It leaves out “through the flooded lanes”.