e Relative Pronouns Subordinating Conjunctions Who Whom When where | Whose why What Which That after before Sometimes the word that introduces the clause can be omitted. O The chair (that) we ordered last month has just arrived. (pronoun that omitted but understood) oO The man (whom) we were talking to is a movie producer. (pronoun whom omitted but understood) e Sometime, too, a preposition comes ahead of the introductory pronoun. oO The grace with which Nelson danced made the onlookers envious. e An adjective clause may be restrictive and distinguish whatever it modifies from other in the same class, or it may be nonrestrictive and provide more information about whatever it modifies. o Flora wiped up the cereal that the baby had spilled. (restrictive clause) o Harriet Thomas, who was born in Alaska, now lives in Hawai. (nonrestrictive clause) o As these examples show, restrictive clauses are not set off with commas, but nonrestrictive clauses are. e Adverb clauses: These clauses modify verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and sentences, answering the same questions that ordinary adverbs do. o You may go whenever you wish. (adverbs clauses modifies verbs) Lo)