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Adjective Clause
Adjective Clause dinamakan juga RELATIVE CLAUSE yaitu Clause (anak
kalimat) yang digunakan/berfungsi sebagai adjective yang menerangkan keadaan
noun atau pronoun. [adjective clause is a dependent clause that functions as an
adjective in the sentence.}
Contoh:
1. 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.
2. The lesson (that) she is learning is very difficult.
Main Clause : The lesson is very difficult.
Subordinate Clause : (that) she is learning.

Rumus Adjective Clause

a. Who : Digunakan untuk subjek yaitu berupa orang atau manusia

b. Whom : Hampir sama dengan who, namun whom digunakan untuk

menggantikan objek.

c. Whose : Digunakan untuk menggantikan kepemilikan dalam bahasa

inggris.

d. Which : Which juga sama dengan who tetapi which digunakan untuk
benda.

e. Where : Digunakan untuk menjelaskan tempat.

Fungsi Adjective Clause

Fungsi dari adjective clause yaitu untuk menjelaskan kata benda atau noun dalam
kalimat bahasa inggris sehingga akan menghasilkan makna yang lebih khusus.

Adjective clause dapat dibedakan menjadi 2 jenis:

1. Relative Pronoun
Yaitu adjective clause dengan menggunakan kata penghubung relative
pronoun.
Contoh :
a. The boy is called Bob. He gave me a present.
The boy who gave me a present is called Bob. Atau
The boy who is called Bob gave me a present.

Kata Ganti Orang

Kata Penghubung yang digunakan adalah : Who, Whom, Whose, That
Fungsi :
a. Subjek:
- He paid the money to the man who / that had done the work

b. Objek Kata Kerja:

- He paid the man whom/that he had 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: why
- Give me one good reason why you did that.
Kunci Jawaban
1. Mr Hadi is our teacher. We like him very much.
Mr Hadi whom I like him very much is our teacher.
2. Solo is a town. I studied there in 1990.
Solo is a town where I studied there in 1990.
3. Do you know the woman ?My father gave her some money yesterday.
Do you know the woman whose father gave her some money yesterday.
4. Monday is the day. I was born on that day.
Monday is the day which/that I was born on that day.
5. That is the girl . Her money was robbed near the bank last night.
That is the girl whose money was robbed near the bank last night.
6. Do you know my book? I bought it last week.
Do you know my book which/that I bought last week.
7. Mr. Black is the writer. His book are widely read.
Mr. Black whose books are widely read is the writer.
8. The bike is mine. It is in the garage
The Bike which is in the garage is mine.
9. The man is my friend. He works in the bank.
The man who works in the Bank is my friend.
10. The boy lives near my house. His father died last week.
The boy whose father died last week lives near my house.