ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

Clause(klausa) adalah sebuah kelompok kata yang terdiri dari sebuah subyek dan sebuah kata kerja.

Clause (klausa) terdiri dari :1. Independent Clause (I.C)2. Dependent Clause (D.C)3. Adjective Clause (A.D)

1. Independent Clause adalah sebuah kalimat yg lengkap yg terdiri dari subyek utama dan kata kerja dari sebuah kalimat. Biasanya disebut juga dengan kalimat utama.

2. Dependent Clause adalah bukan kalimat yg lengkap karena tdk bisa berdiri sendiri dan harus dihubungkan dengan kalimat utama diatas.

3. Adj.Clause adalah kalimat pelengkap (dependent clause) yang menerangkan kata benda, yg menggambarkan, mengidentifikasikan atau memberikan informasi tentang kata kerja. Biasanya disebut juga dengan relative clause.

Macam2 Adjective/Relative Clause:

1. WHO= digunakan untuk orang sbg Subyek2. WHOM = digunakan untuk orang sebagai Obyek3. WHICH = digunakan untuk benda, binatang, dll4. WHOSE = digunakan untuk menunjukkan

kepemilikan/kepunyaan5. THAT = digunakan untuk orang dan benda

Ps : Adjective Clause give more information about noun

which are mentioned aboutNoun Clause is placed as an object of a sentence.

The Formula/The Pattern :

1. Someone + who + Auxiliary/ Verb/ Tobe.

2. Someone + whom + Personal Pronoun.

3. Someone + whose + Noun/ Relative Pronoun/ Profession.

4. Something + which + any kind of words.

Using Subject Pronouns : WHO, WHICH, THAT

1. I thanked the woman. (I.C/M.C)She helped me. (D.C)I thanked the woman who/that helped me. (A.C/R.C)

2. The book is mine. (I.C/M.C)It is on the table. (D.C)The book which/that is on the table is mine. (A.C/R.C)

Using Object Pronouns : WHOM, WHICH, THAT

1. The man was Mr. Jones. I saw him.The man who(m)/that I saw was Mr. Jones.

2. The movie wasn’t very good.We saw it last knight.The movie which/that we saw last knight wasn’t very good.

WHOSE

1. I know the man.His bicycle was stolen.I know the man whose bicycle was stolen.

2. The student writes wellI read her composition The student whose composition I read writes well.

WHERE

Where digunakan dalam adjective clause untuk menerangkan kota, negara, ruangan, rumah, dll. Jika where digunakan maka preposisi tidak digunakan tetapi jika where tidak digunakan dalam adj.clause maka preposisi harus digunakan.

WHEREThe building is very old. He lives there. The building where he lives is very old

ORThe building which he lives in is very old

ORThe building in which he lives is very old

WHEN

When digunakan dalam adjective clause untuk menerangkan waktu, tahun, hari, abad, dll. Jika where digunakan maka preposisi tidak digunakan tetapi jika where tidak digunakan dalam adj.clause maka preposisi harus digunakan.

WHEN

I’ll never forget the dayI met you thenI’ll never forget the day when I

met you OR I’ll never forget the day on which I met you

Activity : Combine the I.C & D.C to be A.C

1. The girl is happy. She won the race.2. The book was good. I read it.3. I am using a sentence. It contains

adjective clause.4. I liked the woman. I met her at the

party last night.5. I apologized to the woman. I spilled her

coffee.6. The people were nice. We visited their

house.

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