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which of the following sentence has a relative clause?

1. The audiene applauded the ambassador, who spoke for one-half hour. 2. Tony ate pizza and then went to the movies. 3. Many young people are searching for jobs. 4. The bus stopped at the corner, but she forgot to get off.

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1. Number 1. "who spoke for one-half hour" is the relative clause; it modifies the word ambassador.
2. #1 for sure!
3. #1. A relative clause begins with a relative pronoun (in this case "who") which "relates" that clause to something in the main clause. In this case, "who" refers to "ambassador," which is a noun. Therefore, this particular relative clause is an adjectival clause--that is, a clause that act like an adjective. It is a clause because it has a subject ("who") and a predicate with a verb that shows tense ("spoke").