Question

Which is the adjective clause in the following sentence?

my mom remembers the days when phones had cords.

A. when phones had cords

B. remember the days

C. had cords

D. my mom remembers the days

Answer 1

A. When phones had cords. Adjective clauses usually start with words like when, where, whom, who, that, which, etc. They are usually sentences that have something about to describe a noun (when-adjective, phone-noun).

Answer 2

The correct answer is: Option A. When phones had cords.

An adjective clause meets three requirements in order to serve as an adjective:

• Contains a subject and a verb.
• Starts with a relative pronoun (who, whose, which...), or a relative adverb (when, why, where...).
• Answers questions such as How many? or When did it happen?

Regarding the sentence in the example:

• Phones is the subject and had is the verb.
• Starts with the relative adverb When.
• Answers the question When did it happen?

Option A meets all requirements for an adjective clause.