Identify the sentences containing Adjective Clause(s).
A. Shweta's rapid movements had stunned the crowd.
B. Sunil was the student who won the gold medal.
C. The scenic ghats of Benaras are enticing for all visitors.
D. The stick that is in the corner belongs to Rishika.
E. Namit's father was excessively angry with Subodh.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B and D only
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 has its own subject and verb.
- An adjective clause describes a noun and usually begins with who, whom, whose, which, that.
Example: The girl who sings in the choir is my cousin.
(A) Shweta's rapid movements had stunned the crowd. — No adjective clause.
- "Rapid" is a single adjective.
(B) Sunil was the student who won the gold medal. — Adjective clause.
- "who won the gold medal" describes the noun "student".
(C) The scenic ghats of Benaras are enticing for all visitors. — No adjective clause.
- "Scenic" is an adjective and "of Benaras" a phrase.
- Neither has a verb of its own.
(D) The stick that is in the corner belongs to Rishika. — Adjective clause.
- "that is in the corner" describes the noun "stick".
(E) Namit's father was excessively angry with Subodh. — No adjective clause.
- The sentence has only one clause.