Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence:
Although it was a holiday, the reading room where retired teachers meet every morning was still open.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → where retired teachers meet every morning
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, whose or where. Here “where retired teachers meet every morning” has its own subject (retired teachers) and verb (meet). It describes “the reading room” and tells which reading room was open.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Although it was a holiday — Incorrect. This is an adverb clause. It begins with “although” and shows a contrast with the main idea.
Option 3: the reading room where retired teachers meet every morning — Incorrect. This also takes in “the reading room”, the noun that the clause describes. The clause itself begins at “where”.
Option 4: was still open — Incorrect. “Was still open” is part of the main clause.