Choose the suitable Adjective Clause from the options given below:
I have invited my friends _________ parents are in India.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → whose
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: I have invited my friends whose parents are in India. The parents belong to the friends, so "my friends whose parents are in India".
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) whose (answer) | An adjective clause describes a noun and begins with a relative word (who, whom, whose, which, that, when, where). "Whose" shows possession: it links a person to something that belongs to him or her. | I met a girl whose father is a pilot. |
| (2) which | "Which" refers to things or animals and does not show possession. "Friends which parents are" is wrong. | – |
| (3) this | "This" is a demonstrative, not a relative word. It cannot begin a clause that describes "friends". | – |
| (4) when | "When" begins a clause about time ("the day when we met"). The sentence needs possession. | – |