ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

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AKDA SYAMILA (11220840000115)
FATHAN KAUTSAR (11220840000125)
IRWAN SYAHPUTRA (11220840000131)
LISA KHOIRUNNISA (11220840000132)
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DEFINITION OF
ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
 Adjective Clause is dependent clause that modificate
or change noun. Exactly it give a view, introduce or give
more information about noun.

 Adjective Clause adalah dependent clause yang

memodifikasi atau merubah kata benda. Tepatnya
menggambarkan, memperkenalkan, atau memberikan
informasi lebih lanjut tentang suatu kata benda (noun).

Sehati Laoli, English Grammar (Yogyakarta: Deepublish, Oktober 2015), hlm 49.
 Clause adalah kelompok dari kata-kata yang mengandung
subject dan kata kerja.

 Independent Clause adalah kalimat lengkap. Independent

clause mengandung subject utama dan kata kerja dari suatu
kalimat. Independent clause juga disebut sebagai main clause
(induk kalimat).

 Dependent Clause adalah kalimat yang tidak lengkap dan tidak

dapat berdiri sendiri. Dependent clause (anak kalimat) harus
dihubungkan dengan Independent clause (induk kalimat).

Sehati Laoli, English Grammar (Yogyakarta: Deepublish, Oktober 2015), hlm 49.
RELATIVE PRONOUN
Relative pronoun sebagai conjunction adjective clause
yang berfungsi menggantikan suatu subject, object,
dan object of preposition yang hilang. Karena pada
adjective clause kemudian mengandung relative
pronoun who/ which/that whom.

Tasya Talita, Adjective Clause (Gramedia, 2021).

 Relative Pronoun as Subject (RPS)

Relative Pronoun as Subject (RPS) adalah ketika nounnya kemudian bersifat yang melakukan
sesuatu (verbal) atau berupa sesuatu (nominal), sehingga harus menggunakan conjunction
“who, which, that”. Relative Pronoun as Subject (RPS) juga harus langsung diikuti oleh verb,
karena perannya sebagai subject. Who: person, which: non person, that: person/ non person.
Rumus: who/which/that + V + (O) + (adverb)

Example:
Jane recognized the man.
He was wearing the suit. (subject, person=who/that)
Jane recognized the man who/that was wearing the suit. (adj clause)

The action film is very nice.

It features Keanu Reeves. (subject, non person=which/that)
The action film which/that features Keanu Reeves is very nice. (adj clause)

Tasya Talita, Adjective Clause (Gramedia, 2021).

Englishplusplus, Adjective Clause (Semarang, Januari 2019).
 Relative Pronoun as Object (RPO)

Relative Pronoun as Object merupakan kondisi ketika sebuah noun kemudian harus
menggunakan conjunction “whom, which, that”. Relative Pronoun as Object umumnya diikuti
oleh subject lalu verb yang transitive (butuh object). Who: person, which: non person, that:
person/ non person. Rumus: whom/which/that + subject +verb + (adverb)

Example:
My dad knows the woman.
I met her yesterday (object, person=whom that)
My dad knows the woman whom/that I met yesterday. (adj clause)

The books should be brrowed from the faculty’s library.

Prof Carl recommended them. (object, non person = which/ that)
The books which/ that Prof Carl recommended should be borrowed from the faculty’s
library. (adj clause).

Tasya Talita, Adjective Clause (Gramedia, 2021).

Englishplusplus, Adjective Clause (Semarang, Januari 2019).
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RELATIVE ADVERB
Relative Adverb sebagai conjunction adjective clause yang muncul
setelah noun-noun tertentu. Kesamaan dari semua jenis relative
adverbnya terletak pada tidak adanya komponen yang hilang.
Rumus relative adverb sendiri adalah relative adverb + S + V + (O). Dapat
dilihat pada rumus tersebut dengan subject yang masih ada. Jika
verbnya transitive pun, objectnya kemudian masih muncul.

Tasya Talita, Adjective Clause (Gramedia, 2021).

 Relative Adverb of Time and Place

• Kata when umumnya digunakan saat sebuah relative adverb berfungsi sebagai kata sifat
dari noun berupa waktu contohnya ada pada : day, month, year, moment, hour, date, dan
lainnya. Rumus: when/on, in, at which + subject + verb + (object)
Example:
I remember the day
I took the test on the day (adverb, time = when/ in, on, at which)
I remember the day when/ on which I took the test. (adj clause)

• Kata where digunakan saat relative adverb berfungsi sebagai sifat dari noun of place (noun
berupa tempat), contohnya pada : house, building, office, market, place, room, dan lainnya.
Rumus: where/on, in, at which + subject + verb + (object)
Example:
The room is equipped with an air conditioner.
I took the test in the room (adverb, place = where/ in, on, at which)
The room where/ in which I took the test is equipped with an air conditioner. (adj clause)

Tasya Talita, Adjective Clause (Gramedia, 2021).

Englishplusplus, Adjective Clause (Semarang, Januari 2019).
 Relative Adverb of Reason

Kata why digunakan saat relative adverb berfungsi

sebagai kata sifat dari noun of reason (noun berupa
alasan). Umumnya hanya terdapat pada satu noun of
reason itu sendiri. Sinonimnya diantaranya excuse,
case, proof, idea, explanation.
Rumus: why + subject + verb

Example:
I don’t know the reason.
They didn’t submit the paper.
I don’t know the reason why they didn’t submit
the paper. (adj clause)

Tasya Talita, Adjective Clause (Gramedia, 2021).

Englishplusplus, Adjective Clause (Semarang, Januari 2019).
 Relative Possessive

Relative Possessive “Whose/ of which” berfungsi

menggantikan possessive atau kepemilikan pada my, your,
their, our, his, her, its.
• Whose: person, non person
• Of which: non person
Rumus: whose/of which + noun + (subject) + verb

Example:
The girl is a cheerleader.
Her brother is my classmate. (possession, person = whose)
The girl whose brother is my classmate is a cheerleader. (adj clause)

The cat looks so cute.

The fur of it is very thick. (possession, non person = whose, of which)
The cat, the fur of which is very thick, looks so cute. (adj clause)

Tasya Talita, Adjective Clause (Gramedia, 2021).

Englishplusplus, Adjective Clause (Semarang, Januari 2019).
Sehati Laoli, English Grammar (Yogyakarta: Deepublish, Oktober 2015)
Tasya Talita, Adjective Clause (Gramedia, 2021).
Englishplusplus, Adjective Clause (Semarang, Januari 2019).

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