Adjective Clause A&B 21

Adjective Clause

by Tesa Annisa

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Definisi Adjective Clause dan Relative Pronoun

• ​Adjective clause (atau kadang disebut juga sebagai relative clause) adalah sebuah klausa yang berfungsi sebagai adjektif, dan dapat mengubah arti dari sebuah noun atau pronoun. ​Biasanya adjective clause selalu disertakan setelah pronouns yang bisa berfungsi sebagai objek atau subjek dalam sebuah kalimat.

• ​Relative Pronoun adalah pronoun (kata ganti) untuk membentuk relative clause (adjective clause).

​Relative Pronoun

• ​Who

• ​Whom

• ​Whose

• ​Which

• ​That

• ​of Whom

• ​of Which

​Who

​Kata ganti "who" digunakan sebagai kata ganti orang sebagai subjek. "Who" digunakan untuk menggabungkan dua kalimat dengan subjek yang sama.

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​Contoh:

​1. The men are happy. The men work in the library

​2. The men who are happy work in the library

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​Rumus cepat: who + verb/auxiliary

​Whom

​Kata ganti "whom" digunakan sebagai kata ganti orang sebagai objek.

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​Contoh:

​1. The girls are dilligent. I do like the girls.

​2. The girls (i do like the girls) are diligent.

​3. The girls whom i do like are diligent

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​Rumus cepat: whom + pronoun subject (i, you, we, they, she, he it)

​Whose

​Kata ganti "whose" digunakan sebagai kata ganti milik orang.

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​Contoh 1.

​1. The dentist is with the boy. The boy's teeth are causing some problems

​2. The dentist is with the boy whose the teeth are causing some problems

​Contoh 2:

​1. This is Harry. His brother went to the school with me.

​2. This is Harry whose brother went to the school with me.

​Rumus cepat: whose + noun (kata benda, bisa nama orang atau benda)

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​Which

​Kata ganti "which" digunakan sebagai kata ganti benda.

​Contoh:

​1. My family have the white cat. The white cat is our beloved cat.

​2. My family have the white cat which is our beloved cat.

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​Rumus cepat: which + verb/auxiliary

That

​Kata ganti "that" digunakan sebagai kata ganti orang atau benda.

​Contoh 1:

​1. Daniel met somebody yesterday. He did the speech therapy course seven years after you.

​2. Daniel met somebody yesterday that did the speech therapy course seven years after you.

​Contoh 2:

​1. Hermione rides the train. The train arrives in the afternoon.

​2. Hermione rides the train that it arrives in the afternoon.

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of Whom (Preposition + whom)

​Penggunaan of whom dapat digunakan sebagai kata ganti untuk orang (yang...nya). Relative pronoun ini dapat digunakan pada superlatives/ quantifiers/ numbers + of whom sebagai pengganti orang.

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​contoh:

1. Jimmy has two sisters. I like all of them very much.

2. Jimmy has two sisters, all of whom i like very much.

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​Pada kalimat di atas, all merupakan qualifiers, sedangkan penggunaan of whom sebagai pengganti orang sebagai objek.

of Which (Preposition + which)

​Penggunaan of whom dapat digunakan sebagai kata ganti untuk benda (yang...nya). Relative pronoun ini dapat digunakan pada superlatives/ quantifiers/ numbers + of which sebagai pengganti benda.

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​contoh:

1. My father and I caught fish, the biggest of them was 20 pounds.

2. My father and I caught fish, the biggest of which was 20 pounds.

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​Pada kalimat di atas, the biggest merupakan superlative, sedangkan penggunaan of which sebagai pengganti benda sebagai objek.

Mini Quiz​

Directions: Choose the correct relative pronoun for the following sentences!

Multiple Choice

The man... she invited was the son of the governor.

• with whom

• whom

• to whom

• who

Multiple Choice

We do not know the kind-hearted man...donated these clothes, medicine and money

• who

• which

• whose

• whom

Multiple Choice

The British man is marrying a woman...families do not seem to like him.

• who

• whom

• whose

• which

Multiple Choice

My friends and I went to our old school, ... is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year

• whom

• which

• whose

• who

Multiple Choice

I met many smart students here, the smartest ... is my new neighbor, Mira.

• of which

• of who

• of whose

• of whom

Mini Quiz​

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun for the following sentences!​

Fill in the Blank

The people ... we visited gave us tea and a light snack

Fill in the Blank

I know some people ... live on a boat

Fill in the Blank

The judge heard .... answered the question.

Fill in the Blank

The King Group, ... name was changed from Queen earlier this year, includes abour 720 high street shops

​Mini Quiz

​Directions: Choose the correct verb for the following sentences!

Multiple Choice

I recently met a woman who ... in Montreal

• live

• lives

• lived

• living

Multiple Choice

Some Coal miners who ... underground suffer from lung disease

• works

• work

• worked

• working

Multiple Choice

Hammers are tools that ... used to pound nails

• are

• is

• was

• were