[Grammar] The only thing he interacts with is his computer!

[newkeenlearner]

Is this an adjective clause or a noun clause? It is so confusing to identify it.

The only thing he interacts with is his computer!

 

[tzfujimino]

What does an adjective modify?

 

[newkeenlearner]

What does an adjective modify?​

a noun. Here "thing" is a noun.

 

[GoesStation]

Is the question easier if you reverse the sentence? His computer is the only thing he interacts with.

 

[tzfujimino]

Exactly.
Now, what does a "clause" include?
A clause includes two things.

 

[newkeenlearner]

Can we rewrite as follow:
The only thing that he interacts with is his computer!

that he interacts with is a noun clause that describes thing.

 

[tzfujimino]

Yes, you can.
The part 'that he interacts with' is an adjective/adjectival clause, because it modifies a noun ｰ 'thing' in your example.

 

[GoesStation]

Can we rewrite ​the sentence as follows?
"The only thing that he interacts with is his computer!"

See above.