ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVAL CLAUSE, DEFINED AND NON-DEFINED ADJECTIVAL CLAUSE

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ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVAL CLAUSE, DEFINED AND NON-DEFINED ADJECTIVAL CLAUSE

V.MAHENDIRAN

Who am I to say that this is an important one to handle English Language? All knows or should know themselves, without this sense even a mustard amount one couldn't speak or write in English faultlessly.

What is an adjectival clause?

A subordinate clause which supports to a main clause is known as an adjectival clause. A noun in a main clause that may be placed in subjective or predicate section is described by a sentence. This is called adjectival clause.

Why is it called adjectival clause?

The clause is in adjective position. Likely, you know well what an adjective is. A word which describes a noun is an adjective. Here a clause itself is supporting a noun, so that it is called adjectival clause.

INITIALLY LET'S KNOW WHAT AN ADJECTIVE IS.

Flat road, Fantastic idea, Cultural function, Motor cycle, English teacher Dining hall, Walking stick, Broken pieces, Spoken English, This boy, That girl, Some water, A few members...etc.

The contrasted above are called adjectives, those are describing the nouns which follow them. There are many types such as, standard adjective, noun adjective, present participle adjective, past participle adjective, demonstrative adjective, indefinite adjective.

Likewise "The man who came just now to meet our managing director is operating a new company where precious components are manufactured" - Here the contrasted are adjectives. As they are as a sentence (clause), it's called adjectival clause.

An adjectival clause can be in a subject or predicate section wherever a noun is, and if such noun need be described extra information.

SEE SOME ADJECTIVAL CLAUSES THAT ARE CONTRASTED (COLOURED) HERE

·       Mr. Ragu, Are you sure the matter what you are saying is true?

·       I don't think that the function what should be going on in this month will go on or not.

·       I too finished my degree in the college where you'd done.

·       The bread which my father wins is not thicker, so I am supporting him writing some article in the magazine which is a leading one in India.

·       The person whom you've called for interview has already worked in a company that was located in Mumbai.

Wherever a noun is, and if it needs description to express more information about it, adjectival clause can be put there.

If an adjectival clause is so important to a noun, the adjectival clause is known as defined or restrictive adjectival clause; in the case of an adjectival clause is not so necessary to a noun in a sentence, that is called non-defined or non-restrictive adjectival clause.

SEE A FUNNY ONE, YOU MAY KNOW WHAT IS IMPORTANT OF RESTRICTIVE AND NON-RESTRICTIVE ADJ CLAUSES

My wife who works in Delhi is a scientist. [The speaker has more than one wife; this adjective clause is defined one. Saying about which wife is needed. No comma is used in this case]

My wife, who works in Delhi, is a scientist. [The speaker of course is having only one loving wife; this adjectival clause is non-restrictive or non-defined. Comma is so important.

V.MAHENDIRAN

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