Adjective Clause

Adjective Clause dinamakan juga "Relative Clause" yaitu Clause (anak kalimat) yang digunakan / berfungsi sebagai adjective yang menerangkan keadaan noun atau pronoun. 

Untuk lebih jelasnya penjelasa Adjective Clause, perhatikan penjelasa di bawah ini :

Contoh : 

   

   * I have read the book (that) you just mentioned.

      

      Main Clause            :  I have read the book.

      Subordinate Clause  : (that) you just mentioned.

Anak kalimat menerangkan kata benda the book, disebut dengan Adjective Clause.

   * The lesson (that) she is learning is very difficult.

      Main clause            : The lesson is very difficult.

      Subordinate Clause : (that) she is learning.

Berdasarkan pada the Antecedent yang ditunjuk oleh introductory words (kata-kata pendahulunya), Adjective Clause dapat diklasifikasikan menjadi 2 macam, yaitu:

 1. Relative Pronoun

     * Kata Ganti Orang 

        Kata penghubung yang digunakan adalah : Who , Whom , Whose , That.

        

        Fungsi :

        A.) Subjek

              - He said the money to the man who / that had done the work.

          B.) Objek Kata Kerja

              - He paid the man whom / that he haid hired.

        C.) Objek Kata Depan

              - He paid the man from whom he had borrowed the money.

        D.) Kata Ganti Kepunyaan

              - This is the girl whose picture you saw.

     * Benda, Binatang

        Kata penghubung yang digunakan adalah: Which, That.

        Fungsi :

        A.) Subjek

              - Here is a book which / that describes animals.

        B.) Objek Kata Kerja

              - The chair which / that he broke is being repaired.

        C.) Objek Kata Depan

              - She was wearing the coat for which she had paid $2,00.

2. Relative Adverbs

    * Waktu

       Kata penghubung yang digunakan: When

       - This is the year when the Olympic Games are held.

    * Tempat 

       Kata penghubung yang digunakan: Where.

       - Here is the house where I live.

    * Alasan

       Kata penghubung yang digunakan: When.

       - Give me one good reason why you did that.

1. Relative Pronoun

• The boy is called Bob. he gave me a present.
• The boy whose radio was stolen is a student.
• The girl whom I gave a special reward is a bright student.
• The bike which I borrowed last week was sold.