Question

In the given sentence, choose the word that the adjective clause modifies:
The man, who is in the colourful floral shirt, is my beloved brother.

• A. man
• B. shirt
• C. my
• D. brother

Answer 1

The correct option is A man

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.
The adjective clause is generally placed right after the noun or pronoun it modifies.
Option A is correct because the adjective clause "who is in the colourful floral shirt" describes the noun it follows, "man".
Option B is incorrect because 'shirt' is a fragment of the clause itself.
Option C is incorrect because 'my' is not a noun, it's a determiner.
Option D is incorrect because the clause does not tell us 'which brother' is the man, it tells us 'which man' is the brother.
The adjective clause here defines an unknown person by giving more information about them.