Identify the Adjective Clause in the following sentence:
She bought a dress that had beautiful embroidery on it.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2: "that had beautiful embroidery on it"
An adjective clause (also known as a relative clause) is a dependent clause that describes a noun or pronoun in a sentence. It usually starts with who, whom, whose, which, or that and provides more information about the noun.
Option 1: "She bought a dress"
This is the main independent clause (it makes sense on its own).
It does not function as an adjective clause.
Option 2: "that had beautiful embroidery on it"
This clause starts with "that", which is a relative pronoun.
It describes "a dress", telling us which dress she bought.
Since it gives more information about a noun, it is an adjective clause.
This is the correct answer.
Option 3: "on it"
This is just a prepositional phrase, not a clause.
It does not contain a subject and verb, so it cannot be an adjective clause.
Option 4: "a dress"
This is just a noun phrase (a subject or object in a sentence).
It is not a clause at all, so it cannot be an adjective clause.
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