Choose the sentence with an adjective clause :
(A) The sum is so difficult that I cannot do it.
(B) He ran away because he was afraid.
(C) I shall help him for I like him.
(D) The dog that barks does not bite.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (D)
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 (relative clause) describes a noun, as an adjective does.
- It begins with a relative word such as who, which, that, whose.
- In "The dog that barks does not bite", the clause "that barks" tells us which dog, so it is an adjective clause.
Example: The boy who won the race is my cousin.
(A) The sum is so difficult that I cannot do it. — Incorrect.
- "That I cannot do it" shows the result of "so difficult".
- It is an adverb clause of result.
(B) He ran away because he was afraid. — Incorrect.
- "Because he was afraid" gives the reason for running away.
- It is an adverb clause of reason.
(C) I shall help him for I like him. — Incorrect.
- "For" here is a coordinating conjunction meaning "because".
- "I like him" is a second main clause, not a clause describing a noun.
(D) The dog that barks does not bite. — Correct.
- "That barks" describes the noun "dog".