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ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

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O 03012117 Ghea IrawanO 03012118 Gilang Akbar DO 03012119 Hadi WibowoO 03012120 Hani FatimahO 03012121 Harry NugrahaO 03012122 Harum MelatiO 03012123 Heri Angga PrayogaO 03012124 Ika PratiwiO 03012125 Indah Ria SafitriO 03012126 Indra venny Aryanti

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ODependent clauses that must be

joined to independent clauses ODescribe nouns and pronounsOOften placed in a sentence right

after the noun they describe OAdd details to sentences by

functioning as adjectives

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ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

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ADJECTIVE (RELATIVE) CLAUSES

OAdjective clauses begin with one of the relative pronouns such as who, whom, whose, where , that, which.

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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses

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OWhoORefers to

people, used as subject in the clause

OThe lady who teaches in Trisakti University is my aunt.

(Relative pronoun as the subject of the clause)

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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses

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O WhomO Refers to people,

used as object or object of preposition

(Formal grammar recommends whom, not who, in the object position)

O The doctor whom you see in the room is my uncle.

(Relative pronoun as the object of the clause)

O The student of whom he spoke was a foreigner.

(Relative pronoun as the object of a preposition)

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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses

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O Which or thatO Refers to things,

animals

O The watch which he bought was expensive.

O The dress that she wears is from her friend.

O The lion that escaped last night was captured.

(Note: the sentence using which is more formal than the one with that)

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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses

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O WhoseO Refers to

possession/ownership

O She knew the family whose house we bought.

O The company whose manager has resigned is in my house

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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses

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O When O Refers to a time

(in + year, in + month, on + day,...).

O It cannot be a subject.

O I will never forget the day when I graduated.

O I will never forget the day on which I graduated.

O I will never forget the day that I graduated.

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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses

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Where Refers to a place

(in + country, in + city, at + school,...).

It cannot be a subject.

It can be omitted but a preposition (at, in, to) usually must be added.

O The house where he

stays is old .O The house in

which he stays is old.

O The house which he stays in is old.

O The house that he stays in is old.

O The house he stays in is old.

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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses

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OWhyORefers to

reasonO It can be

omitted

OI don’t know why he winked.

OI don’t know the reason why he winked.

OI don’t know the reason he winked.

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Adjective Clauses: Restrictive & Non-restrictive

Clauses

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Restrictive Clauses Non-restrictive Clauses

are necessary for identification—tell exactly which thing or person

are interesting with extra information -but don’t identify or tell “which one”

DO NOT have commas around clause

ALWAYS have commas around clause

Also known as identifying or defining clauses

Also known as non-identifying or non-defining clauses

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Restrictive Adjective/Relative ClausesExamples:OThe soccer player who scored

the goal is from Indonesia.OThe girl that borrows my book is my cousin.OThe district where I live is near

the post office.

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Non- Restrictive Adjective/Relative Clauses

Examples:OMs. Tan, who is my tutor, went to

Korea last winter. OMy dog, which is barking, is in the

backyard.OWilliam decided to reject the offer,

which upset his manager.

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Compare Restrictive & Non-restrictive Clauses

1. My brother who lives in Grogol is a doctor.O This sentence suggests that I have more than one brother. “Who lives in Grogol” identifies this brother, not the one who lives in Cempaka

Putih.

2. My brother, who lives in Grogol, is a doctorO This sentence suggests that I only have one

brother, “who lives in Grogol”.

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Thank You!

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