Based on their reactions to the sergeant-major's story, what can the
reader infer about which of the whites is most eager to use the
monkey's paw?

remember, the goal of an adjective clause is to add more information to a noun or a pronoun. as you can see from the examples above, you can add information by including a longer adjective clause or tighten up a sentence by turning the adjective clause into an adjective phrase.

because it’s a name of something popular we’ll know place

ok ill try to answer