To talk about the adjective subordinate clauses, it is good to recall the characteristics of substantive subordinate clauses.
Do you remember that in them (in the nouns), each clause that presented itself dependent on the first, also called main, was represented by a different element? A subject, direct object, indirect object, in short. Now, in the so-called adjectives, the second clause, the one that establishes dependence on the first, is represented by a adjective. So, in order for you to better understand how this process works, let's analyze the prayer that follows?
I admire studious people.
We have a simple period, formed by only one sentence, whose verb is represented by “I admire”.
How about transforming it into a compound period, that is, formed by more than one prayer? Top?
Subordinate adjectives are represented by an adjective
I admire people who study.
Now yes, we have a first sentence: Admiro, whose subject is classified as hidden (I); and a second prayer: that they study. But how does she rank?
In order to classify it, we would like you to pay attention to a very important detail: the term “scholars” represents an adjective, as it qualifies the noun “people”. Thus, recalling the text "Knowing the difference between class and function", the function takes on value of an adjunct adjunct.
Another aspect, also of fundamental importance, refers to the relative pronoun "that", as explained in the prayer that served as an example (who study). All adjectives are introduced by this (relative) pronoun, and it can be replaced by others, such as, "which", "which", "which" and "which". Are we going to try to make the replacement? Once done, you will notice that the meaning remains the same, note:
I admire people which study.
Well, know that because of the two aspects we have just studied, the second sentence is classified as an adjective subordinate clause.
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