ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Definition of Adjective Clause

    Adjective clause or a relative clause is a dependent clause that functions as an adjective and a noun or pronoun describes on the main clause of a complex sentence ( sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clause ) .

    The position of the adjective clause always follows the noun or pronoun that expounds . In the sentence , the noun or pronoun that serves as the subject or object .

    Adjective clause begins with a word called a relative pronoun ( who , Whom , etc ) which serves to bridge the noun or pronoun relationship with the unexplained .

Examples of Adjective Clause on Complex Sentence :

Simple Sentence	Complex Sentence	Description
The book is interesting .	The book that he has read is interesting .	The book: noun ( phrase ) , that : the relative pronoun , that he has read : adjective clause that describes the book . Is a clause because it consists of a subject ( he ) and a verb ( has read ) and an adjective clause because it describes the noun .

Formula Adjective Clause

Complex Sentence :

Independent Clause + Adjective Clause

Adjective Clause:

Relative Pronoun +/- S*+V

Note: * Relative pronouns ( who , the which , that ) can serve as the subject if there is no subject .

Relative Pronoun Adjective function in Clause

Some functions of the relative pronoun in the adjective clause in the following example is as follows .

Function	Relative Pronoun	Examples Of Adjective Clause	verification
Subject	who, that, which	that was made of cheddar cheese.	coba substitusi dengan “It” (subjective personal pronoun)
Object	whom, that, which, who	whom I want to buy	coba substitusi dengan “it” (objective personal pronoun)
Possessive	whose	whose house has burned down	coba substitusi dengan “his” (possessive personal pronoun)

* Can be omitted in defining relative clause .

Punctuation on the Adjective Clause

When describing the subject , the position of the adjective clause will be in mid-sentence . Such clauses can be enclosed in a coma or not , depending on whether or not important additional information it carries . Information is considered essential ( critical ) or restrictive if it will change the meaning of a sentence if it is removed . In such situations , the comma is not used . A clause which carries essential information is called the defining clause . Conversely , if the non -essential information ( not essential ) or non - restrictive because it can be removed without changing the meaning of the sentence , the commas are used . Clauses that carry non -essential information is called a non - defining clause .

Complex Example Sentence :

  Essential : People who chew well may have healthy digestion .

    Non -essential : Yulia , who does exercise Regularly , has a positive body image .

Examples of Adjective Clause

As an example of adjective clause with different relative pronoun can be seen in the following table .

Relative Pronoun	Example Sentences Adjective Clause	information
Who	He is the man who works hard to support their daily needs. (Dia pria yang bekerja keras untuk menanggung kebutuhan sehari-hari mereka.)	Adjective clause  menerangkan noun (the man) yang berfungsi sebagai subject complement.
Whom	The woman whom you saw last night is my sister. (Wanita yang kamu lihat tadi malam adalah saudara saya.)	Adjective clause menerangkan noun (the woman) yang berfungsi sebagai subject kalimat.
Whose	The man whose car is antique works as a lecturer. (The man yang punya mobil antik itu bekerja sebagai dosen.)	Adjective clause menerangkan noun (the man) yang berfungsi sebagai subject kalimat.
which	Mueeza, which is very faithful, is my cat. (Mueeza, yang sangat setia, adalah kucing saya.)	Adjective clause menerangkan noun (Mueeza) yang berfungsi sebagai subject kalimat.
where	Bandar Lampung is a city where I was born. (Bandar Lampung adalah kota dimana saya dilahirkan.)	Adjective clause menerangkan noun (a city) yang berfungsi sebagai subject complement.
that	It is the car that I have dreamed for many years ago. (Ini mobil yang telah saya impikan sejak beberapa tahun yang lalu.)	Adjective clause menerangkan noun (the car) yang berfungsi sebagai subject complement.