ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
Adjective Clause is
clause as adjectives to explain or provide information about the noun or
pronouns.
The Adjective Clause position always follows
the noun or pronoun that it
describes. In the sentence, noun or pronoun
function as subject or
object sentence. Adjective clause is preceded
by a word called Relative Pronoun: what, which,
whom, who, who, that, and so on. Relative
Pronoun serves as a bridge connecting noun or
pronoun which is explained by Adjective
Clause.
Example of Adjective Clause on Complex Sentence
Simple Sentence:
The car is amazing.
The house has been sold.
I will invite your friend to my birthday party
Complex Sentence:
The car that you brought yesterday is amazing. (The car
you bought yesterday was amazing)
Information:
a.
The car: Noun (phrase)
b.
That: Relative Pronoun
c.
That you bought yesterday: Adjective Clause that explains the car.
Called Clause because it has a subject (you) and a predicate (brought). It is
called an adjective clause because it explains the noun (the car).
d.
The house which you wanted to buy two weeks ago has been sold. (The
house you want to buy it two weeks ago is already sold)
Information:
a.
The house: Noun (phrase)
b.
Which: Relative Pronoun
c.
Which you wanted to buy two weeks ago: Adjective Clause that explains
the house. Called Clause because it has a subject (you) and a predicate (wanted
to buy). It is called an adjective clause because it explains the noun (the
house).
I will invite you to my chocolates at school yesterday to my birthday party. (I
will invite your friend who gave me a lot of chocolate at school yesterday to
my birthday party)
Information:
Your friend: Noun (phrase)
Who: Relative Pronoun
Who gave me so many chocolates at school yesterday: Adjective Clause that
explains your friend. Called Clause because it has a subject (who) and
predicate (give). Called adjective clause because it explains the noun (your
friend).
Complex Sentence:
Independent Clause + Adjective Clause
Adjective Clause:
Relative Pronoun + Subject + Verb
Information:
If there is no subject in the Adjective Clause then Relative Pronoun (who,
whom, that, which) can be used as the subject.
Relative Pronoun function in Adjective Clause
Relative Pronoun in Adjective Clause can function as:
Subject
Object
Possessive
Notice the table below:
Relative Pronoun Function Example Adjective Clause
Subject That, who, That is eating by her.
(eaten by him)
Proof:
Try to replac
d.
e 'that' with pronoun 'it' (subjective personal pronoun)
Object That, who, who, who Which wanted wanted buy
(he wants to buy)
Proof:
Try substitution with the word 'it' (objective personal pronoun)
Possessive Whose Whose car was stolen
Proof:
Try replacing the word 'his' with the word 'his' (possessive personal pronoun)
Punctuation in Adjective Clause
The Adjective Clause position when explaining the subject will be in the middle
of the sentence. Adjectuve Clause can be flanked by a comma or not. It depends
on whether or not the information carried by the Adjective Clause is present.
Such information is considered essential if the information will change the
meaning of the sentence if the information is omitted. In such a situation the
coma must be removed. Clauses that carry important information are called
defining clauses. However, if the information brought by the Adjective Clause
is non-essential and can be omitted without changing the meaning of the sentence,
then the comma may be used to flank the Adjective Clause. Clauses that carry
less important information are referred to as non-defining clauses.
Consider the following example:
Example 1
Defining Clause: People who have active movements tend to
live happier than those who do not. (People who move actively will live happier
than those who do not.
Non-defining Clause: Bimo, who studies in Lampung
University, is her friend. (Bimo, who studied at the University of Lampung, was
his friend)
Example 2
Defining Clause: The student who got punished after
breaking the school rule.
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