ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

         Adjective Clause adalah Dependent Clause yang memodifikasi atau merubah kata benda. Dependent clause yang memiliki subjek dan predikat yang tidak berdiri sendiri dalam kalimat. Adjective clauses ini berfungsi seperti halnya adjectives yang menerangkan nouns (kata benda) atau pronouns (kata ganti).

         Ada tiga syarat adjective clause :

1. Berisikan subject dan kata kerja.
2. Dimulai dengan kata ganti relatif (siapa, itu, atau yang)  atau adverbia relatif (kapan, dimana, atau mengapa).
3. Akan berfungsi sebagai kata sifat. 

Polanya / Rumusnya :

Relative Pronoun or a Adverb  +  Subject  +  Verb

                                                                        

Relative Pronoun as Subject  +  Verb

Jenis-jenis adjective clause:

1.        1. Who

       Who ini menjelaskan orang sebagai subjek

Singular	Plural
I You She He It	We You They

         

        Example : 
               -   The boy is handsome 
               -   He live in Bogor
               -   The boy who lives in bogor is handsome

2.       Whom

     Menjelaskan seseorang sebagai objek

Singular	Plural
Me You Her Him It	Us You Them

               Example: 
                      -   Ratna is a Singer
                      -   We met her  today

      -   Ratna whom we met today is a singer

3.       Which

     Use for Things (subject/object)

     Example:
            - The book which has ten chapters is very good

4.       Whose

    Shows possession

Singular	Plural
Mine Yours Hers His Its	Ours Yours Theirs

    Example:

          -  The lady whose son studies at Universitas of Indonesia is speaking with your mother.

5.       When

     Add information about a time

     Example:
            -  9.30 is the time
            -  She will arrive then

            -  9.30 is the time when she will arive

6.       Where

    Add information about a place

    Example:
           -  The Mall is new
           -  She shopping in the Mall
           -  The mall where she shopping is new 

7.       That

     Use for people or things (subject or object)

     Example:
            - The Policeman that interrogated him last night is my neighbour.

Sumber:
Rosmaya, Mila, SS., MHUM., 
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/adjectiveclause.htm

http://mrpujex.blogspot.com/2013/07/pengertian-dan-contoh-adjective-clause.html
http://catatanbahasainggris.blogspot.com/2012/10/adjective-clauses.html
Saharuddin Hasan Jack , Universitas Jaya Baya