Is the following underlined group of words an adjective phrase or an adjective clause? "I really like the bag my mom got me for my birthday."
Responses
A adjective phraseadjective phrase
B adjective clause
The underlined group of words "my mom got me for my birthday" (assuming this is the part you're referring to) is an adjective clause.
An adjective clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun or pronoun, providing more information about it, just like an adjective does. It usually starts with a relative pronoun (which, that, who, whom, whose) or a relative adverb (when, where, why), although sometimes the relative pronoun is implied and not explicitly stated.
In the sentence provided, "my mom got me for my birthday" is providing more information about "the bag," making it an adjective clause. The clause is modifying the noun "bag" by telling us which specific bag is being liked—it's the one that the speaker's mom got for them for their birthday.
The correct answer is:
B. adjective clause