Adjective
clause merupakan dependent clause (clause yang tidak dapat berdiri sendiri) yang
berfungsi sebagai adjective; adjective clause memodifikasi sebuah noun atau
pronoun. Clauses ini ditandai dengan dua jenis kata yang berbeda yang selalu
terjadi segera setelah noun memodifikasi clause tersebut.
Adjective
clause biasanya ditandai dengan relative
pronoun who, whose, which, and that. Pronoun ini berfungsi dalam noun
position (posisi kata benda) dalam clause tersebut.
Examples
:
·
People who lived 3.5200 kilometers away
heard the noise
·
The thousands whom the tidal wave
killed people lived on the island Java.
Adjective
clause juga dapat ditandai dengan subordinate conjunctions seperti: when,
where, dan why.
Examples
:
·
People still speak of the day when
the explosion occurred
·
The ocean covered the place where
the volcano had been
·
Only scientist can explain the reason why this
disaster happened
Ø Pemberian Tanda Baca pada Adjective
Clause
Jika
pemberian tanda baca koma di perlukan demi arti kalimat tersebut, maka sifatnya
restrictive (essential) dan tidak memerlukan tanda baca bila tidak penting bagi
arti kalimat tersebut.
Example
:
·
The man who
wrote about the explosion was an eyewitness.
Clause di atas (di tulis dengan garis
miring) diperlukan guna mengidentifikasi the
man, (subyek kalimat). Oleh karena itu, sifatnya restrictive dan tidak
memutuhkan koma.
Pada contoh berikut, di sisi lain,
clause tersebut tidak terlalu penting bagi arti/makna kalimat.
·
Adelina , who was an eyewitness,
wrote about the explosion.
Pada
kalimat tersebut, identitas subyek kalimat sudah diketahui, karena namanya
disebutkan. Adjective clause adjective clause disini hanya berfungsi sebagai
informasi tambahan dan fungsinya tidak penting bagi arti kalimat. Karena itu,
sifatnya not restrictive (nonessential) dan harus diambahi koma.
Examples
of Adjective Clause:
1.
The movie is scheduled for night
The
movie that was advertised is scheduled for tonight
2.
I returned the record. I bought it
yesterday
I
returned the record that I bought yesterday
3.
I have a friend. He can help you
I
have a friend who can help you
4.
The house is comfortable. I live there
The
house where I live is comfortable
5.
Those oranges were sour. We bought them
Those
oranges which we bought were sour
6.
Have you seen a club? There is a good
swimming pool
Have
you seen a club where is a good swimming pool?
7.
I know a man. She lives on a boat
I
know a man who lives on a boat
8.
Do you recognize the man? You met at the
party
Do
you recognize the man whom you met at the party?
9.
My friend is lawyer. She lives on Jakarta
My
friend who lives on Jakarta is lawyer
10. That
dog is friendly. He barked as we walked past
That
dog which barked as we walked past is friendly.
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