Choose the Adjective Clause from the following sentence:
The box which has a singing doll is yours.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → which has a singing doll
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Adjective clause:
- An adjective clause is a group of words with its own subject and verb that does the work of an adjective: it describes a noun.
- It usually begins with a relative word: who, whom, whose, which, that.
- This sentence: "which has a singing doll" has the verb "has" and describes the noun box (which box? the one with a singing doll).
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: a singing doll — Incorrect. It is a noun phrase with no verb of its own. It is only the object inside the clause.
Option 2: The box — Incorrect. It is the noun that the clause describes, the subject of the sentence.
Option 4: The box.... is yours — Incorrect. It is the main clause, which can stand alone as a sentence.
Contrast: a clause has its own subject and verb ("which has a singing doll"). A phrase has none ("a singing doll").