Combine the following sentences into one sentence using an adjective clause:
The umbrella is already torn. I bought it at the station market last week.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The umbrella that I bought at the station market last week is already torn.
Joining with an adjective clause:
- An adjective clause with that describes a noun and tells which one is meant. It comes right after that noun.
- In the second sentence, “it” means the umbrella. So “it” is dropped and that opens the clause, right after “The umbrella”.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The umbrella that I bought it at the station market last week is already torn. — Incorrect. The option says “that I bought it”. “That” already stands for the umbrella, so the extra “it” gives “bought” a second object.
Option 2: The umbrella what I bought at the station market last week is already torn. — Incorrect. “What” means “the thing that”. It is not used after a noun such as “the umbrella”. Example: I could not find what I needed.
Option 3: The umbrella that I bought at the station market last week, it is already torn. — Incorrect. “The umbrella” is already the subject of “is torn”. The extra “it” gives the verb a second subject.