ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
Adjective Clause adalah clausa yang
fungsinya menerangkan kata benda. Adjective adalah kata yang menerangkan
nomina. Jadi, adjective clause juga berfungsi demikian, yaitu memberi
keterangan pada nomina.
Adjective clause dimulai dengan relative pronoun atau relative adverb.
Berikut ini beberapa contoh adjective clause:
1. Adjective clause dengan relative pronoun
Contoh:
The man who is sitting over there is my father.
The book which you bought yesterday is very interesting.
This is the place that I visited some years ago.
Contoh:
The man who is sitting over there is my father.
The book which you bought yesterday is very interesting.
This is the place that I visited some years ago.
2. Adjective clause dengan relative adverb
Contoh:
This is the reason why she did it.
The time when the plane takes off and lands will be changed soon.
Palembang is the place where I was born.
Contoh:
This is the reason why she did it.
The time when the plane takes off and lands will be changed soon.
Palembang is the place where I was born.
Adjective Clause digunakan untuk memberi keterangan, identitas, dan
informasi lain kepada katabenda (Antecedent). Dalam struktur Adjective Clause
ditandai dengan Relative Pronoun, yaitu: who, whom, whose, which, when, where,
why, dan that.
Who
digunakan untuk orang dalam posisi subjek (human as subject).
digunakan untuk orang dalam posisi subjek (human as subject).
Contoh : My sister always sends me some letters. She is teaching in singapore.
My sister who is teaching in singapore always sends me some letters.
Whom
digunakan untuk orang dalam posisi objek (human as object).
Contoh : whom I borrowed yesterday is interesting.
The book whom I borrowed yesterday is interesting.
digunakan untuk orang dalam posisi objek (human as object).
Contoh : whom I borrowed yesterday is interesting.
The book whom I borrowed yesterday is interesting.
Which
digunakan untuk benda, baik dalam posisi subjek atau objek (non-human as subject/object).
Contoh: Whose car is antique work as a lecturer.
The man whose car is antique work as a lecturer.
digunakan untuk benda, baik dalam posisi subjek atau objek (non-human as subject/object).
Contoh: Whose car is antique work as a lecturer.
The man whose car is antique work as a lecturer.
That
digunakan sebagai subtitusi who, whom, atau which.
digunakan sebagai subtitusi who, whom, atau which.
Contoh : That I has dreamed for many years ago.
It is the car that I has dreamed for many years ago.
Whose
digunakan untuk kepemilikan.
It is the car that I has dreamed for many years ago.
Whose
digunakan untuk kepemilikan.
Contoh : Whose car is antique work as a lecturer
The man whose car is antique work as a lecturer.
When
digunakan untuk waktu.
Contoh: When I was taking a bath
He rang the bell when I was taking a bath.
The man whose car is antique work as a lecturer.
When
digunakan untuk waktu.
Contoh: When I was taking a bath
He rang the bell when I was taking a bath.
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Adjective clause dibagi menjadi dua macam, yaitu:
1. Important (defining) adjective clause, yaitu adjective clause yang
merupakan informasi penting bagi antecedent.
2. Unimportant (undefining) adjective clause, yaitu adjective clause yang merupakan
informasi yang tidak penting bagi antecedent .
Contoh :
Important
Bob’s brother that (who) lives in New York is an actor.
Important
Bob’s brother that (who) lives in New York is an actor.
Meaning
Bob has more than one brother.
Bob has more than one brother.
Unimportant
Bob’s brother, who lives in New York is an actor.
Bob’s brother, who lives in New York is an actor.
Meaning
Bob has only one brother.
Bob has only one brother.
Catatan :
Dalam important adjective clause, relative pronoun, seperti: who, whom, which dapat digantikan dengan that; sedangkan dalam unimportant adjective clause tidak.
Dalam important adjective clause, relative pronoun, seperti: who, whom, which dapat digantikan dengan that; sedangkan dalam unimportant adjective clause tidak.