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Adjective Clause dinamakan juga RELATIVE CLAUSE yaitu Clause (anak kalimat) yang digunakan/berfungsi sebagai adjective yang menerangkan keadaan noun atau pronoun.

Contoh:

• 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

• The lesson (that) she is learning is very difficult.
  Main Clause: The lesson is very difficult.
  Subordinate Clause: (that) she is learning.

Berdasarkan pada the Antecedent yang ditunjuk oleh introductory words (kata-kata pendahulunya), Adjective Clause dapat diklasifikasikan menjadi 2 macam, yaitu:

1. Relative Pronoun

• 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: when
  - Give me one good reason why you did that.

Beberapa Hal Penting yang Berkaitan dengan Adjective Clause

• Perubahan dari Adjective Clause menjadi Adjective Phrase.

• Adjective Clause dapat dirubah menjadi Adjective Phrase yang menjelaskan noun tanpa ada perubahan arti kalimat.
• Hanya Adjective Clause yang mempunyai subjek pronoun: who, which atau that yang dapat dirubah menjadi Adjective Phrase.
• Adjective Clause dengan subjek: whom tidak dapat dirubah menjadi Adjective Phrase.
  
  Perhatikan Contoh berikut:
  
  a. Adjective Clause
  
  * The girl who is sitting next to me is Lisa.
  ==> The boy is playing the piano is Bent.
  
  b. Adjective Phrase
  
  * The girl sitting next to me is Lisa.
  ==> The boy playing the piano is Bent।

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