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ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

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ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

ADJECTIVE
CLAUSE

Is a dependent clause that modifies a noun.

It describes, identifies or gives further
information about a noun. It is also called
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 ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
Example:
1. I met the man whom you borrowed the motorcycle

Adjective Clause

2. The professor who wears glasses explained his

material in English
Adjective Clause
Adjective Clauses are dependent clauses that modify nouns
They are introduced by relative pronouns
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Relative Pronouns: who, whom, whose, that, which.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS

1. Who: used for people  I met the man who helped you

2. Which: used for things  The flower which is blooming

has a good smell.
Which: used for things as object pronoun
 The bag which he brings is made of leather

3. Whom: used for people as object pronoun

 The woman whom you called is my sister

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

4. That: used for people and things

 I met the man that helped you
 The flower that is blooming has a good smell

That: used for people and things as object pronoun

 The girl who(m) you called is beautiful
 The girl that you called is beautiful
 The cat which you feed is called “Catty”
 The cat that you feed is called “Catty”
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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

5. Whose: used to show possession  modifies people or

things
- The man explains the material clearly
- His hair is white
 The man whose hair is white explains the material
clearly
- I bought a house
- Its garden has colourful flowers
 I bought a house whose garden has colourful flowers

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 He
He is playing the saxophone.
who
who is playing the saxophone

Subject of adj. clause Adjective clause

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 Subject
Mr. Gunawan
Gogot

He is playing the guitar.

who
who is playing the guitar
Adjective clause
subject

He is writing.
who
who is writing
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subject Adjective clause
1. From the discussion above we know that the
function of adjective clause is to ………..
modify
the noun.

2. Each adjective clause has at least a ……

subject
and a verb ( predicate )

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Those
Thoseflowers
flowers are very expensive.

I bought them last night. Object

(that)
The flowers (that)
(that)IIbought
boughtlast
lastnight
night are very expensive.

The subject of this adj. clause is …..

them
can be omitted.

The flowers I bought last night are very expensive.

It is called contact clause 11

Yesterday, I bought aanewspaper.
newspaper

You are reading itit

Object

Yesterday, I bought a newspaper that you are reading

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 Kartini is a strong woman.
Her
Her action has caused women emansipation

Kartini, whose action

whose has caused
action women
has caused emansipation,
women emansipation,
is a strong woman.
Non-Defining Relative
not essential to the meaning of the sentence,
because the subject (Kartini) has been identified
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 Non-Defining Relative

Mrs. Tiyas is an English lecturer.

whoisisstanding
Mrs. Tiyas, who standingin
infront
frontof
ofthe
theclass,
class,
is an English lecturer.
Non-Defining Relative
not essential to the meaning of the sentence
because the subject (Mrs. Tiyas) has been identified
a. Her son, who lives in Surabaya, is an employee.
T-2
b. Her son who lives in Surabaya is an employee.
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 Defining Relative
People Things
Subject Who (that) That (which)

Object (that) (that)

Preposition (that) ……. prep. (that) ……. prep

Possessive Whose of which / whose

Examples: I met someone.

someone You are talking about her.
her

I met someone (that) you are talking about.

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 Non-Defining Relative

People Things

Subject -----, who ------, -----, which ------,

Object -----, whom ------, -----, which ------,

Preposition ----, prep + whom ----, ----, prep + which ----,

----, whom ------ prep, ----, which ------- prep,

Possessive ----, whose------, ----, of which---------,

----, whose ----------,

Example: My father died in 2004

You sent a television to him.
him

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Ex-2 My father, whom you sent a television to, died in 2004
In defining relative,

who/that/which can be omitted

1. Active voice V + ing

The accident that involved a bus and a car took the lives of four.
The accident involving a bus and a car took the lives of four.

1. Passive voice V3
Two of my friends who were involved in the school fight
have been arrested by the police.
Two of my friends involved in the school fight
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Add the missing relative pronoun,
but make a contact- clause if possible !
1. The book __ I was reading yesterday was a detective story.
2. I know the man __ helped you yesterday.
3. The letter __ we received this morning had no stamp on it.
4. Was the hat __ you were wearing yesterday very expensive?
5. The young man __ wife is an actress can speak English.
6. I am looking for somebody __ I can trust.
7. I want to find a man __ will lend me money.
8. The man __ you want has just left.
9. The lady __ was here yesterday has gone to London.
10. The magazine __ you lend me is very interesting.
T-1
11. The chair __ was broken is now mended.
12. The old man __ lives next door has just died. T-2
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Bush
Combine the two sentences into one !
1.That woman is my teacher.
She is wearing long dress.
2. The man was on holiday.
You wanted to see him.
3.The girl is a Madurese.
My teacher likes her.
4.Have you found the keys ?
You lost them yesterday.
5.What’s the name of the man?
You want to meet him. T-1
T-2
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Combine the following pairs of sentences
to make complex sentences with adjective clause.
1. The knife is very sharp. We cut the bread with it.
2. The man has passed away. I gave the book to him.
3. Mr.Habibie is a genius man.
He was the third president of Indonesia.
4. Miss Alice is interested in learning Indonesian.
You got some news from her.
5. The shop is shut. We buy some cakes from it.
6. The old man has got married for the fifth time.
He lives across the road.
7. The paint on the seat is still wet. You are sitting on it.
8. Jakarta is a crowded city. Many people live in this town.
T-1
9. Afghan is very popular. He likes singing love songs.
10. The girl has left the room. I was talking to her mother. T-2
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Thank you very much !
Practice makes your
English better &
better.
Good luck !

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PRACTICE

• Make your own sentences that contain

adjective clause. Use who, whom, which, that,
whose, where, what, why.

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