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6. The cat belongs to my sister, so my father insisted that
them for adoption.
a. she offer b. she offers c. she will offer d. she must offer

7. He told us not to be sad, and that .
a. better for everyone b. was it better for everyone
c. it was better for everyone d. it would be better for everyone

8. My sister needed to find new homes for them, but she didn’t know whom

.
a. should she ask b. she should ask c. she ask d. she asks

9. She decided post some notices around the neighbourhood.
a. that she b. what she c. what she would d. that she would

10. Neighbours dropped by just to take a look. Everyone picked out .
a. which one he’s like b. which one he likes
c. which one he liked d. the one they liked

2. Adjective Clause

You’ve already learnt a little about adjective clauses earlier.

♦ An adjective clause (also called a relative clause) is a subordinate clause
which performs the function of an adjective to a noun in the sentence. The noun
being described by the adjective clause is called its antecedent. For example,
• Geeta gave Ashok a belt, which was made of leather.

Thus, the antecedent of the adjective clause in this example, namely, which
was made of leather, is belt. The antecedent of an adjective clause should
always occur just before the clause.

♦ An adjective clause always begins with a relative pronoun. This relative
pronoun is either the subject or the object of the clause. It can also be a
possessive (whose).

Study the following example.

• Vikas is the chef who taught me how to cook.
In this sentence, who taught me how to cook is an adjective clause with the
antecedent chef of the verb taught. The relative pronoun who is the subject.

• who or whom—is used for a person
• which—is used for a thing
• that or whose—could be used for either a person or a thing

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