Question

Expand the underlined phrase into a clause equivalent in meaning:
We stayed at a hotel made of stone. [Intermediate]

• A. in Colombo
• B. that was very ancient
• C. that was made of stone
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C that was made of stone

An adjective clause is a group of words that contain a subject and a verb, and it functions as an adjective that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses usually begin with relative pronouns such as who, whom, whose or a relative adverb like when, where and so on.
An adjective phrase is a group of words (lacking a subject and a verb) that performs the function of an adjective, i.e., it modifies a noun.
Option C is correct because it begins with a relative pronoun 'that' that performs as the subject and the verb "was made". It modifies the noun "hotel".
Option A is incorrect because it is a phrase, not a clause, and most importantly it does not maintain the meaning of the sentence. A phrase does not have a complete thought, it lacks the subject or the verb.
Option B has a clause that has changed in meaning. Hence B is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in C.