Question

Select the adjective clause and the word(s) it modifies in the appropriate boxes below. William Shakespeare, who was English, wrote Othello. Adjective clause: Word(s) modified: '

Answer 1

Answer:

Adjective clause: who was English

Word(s) modified: William Shakespeare

Explanation:

A clause is a group of word that have at least a subject and a verb, and that can be either dependent, which means that can not stand on its own and express a complete thought, or independent, which means that it does not need to depend on another clause in order to express a complete thought.

Dependent clauses can function as an adjective, adverb or a noun. In the sentence, "who was English"  is a clause because it has a subject and a verb, it is dependent because it does not express a complete thought, and it is an adjective clause as it modifies, describes or gives further information of the noun: William Shakespeare.

Answer 2

Who was english is the adjective clause. It modifies William Shakespeare.