Relative Clauses (Adjective Clause)

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Learning Objectives: 

Student can use relative clause accurately Student can find the using of relative clause in a text.

Relative Clause is a dependent clause used as an adjective. It modifies a noun or a noun phrase. It describes, identifies, or gives further information about noun/noun phrase. The relative clause uses pronouns to connect the dependent clause to the independent clause. The relative clause pronouns are who, whom, which, whose, where, when and that. (who, whom, which, whose, where, when, that. In Indonesian means: yang). 

Three positions of Relative Clause in a sentence: 

As subject (who & which). 

As object of verb (whom & which) 

As object of preposition (whom & which) 

The other form is using WHOSE (possessive), WHEN (time) and WHERE (place).

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Combine the following sentences by using the right pattern of relative clause. 

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE TEST 

A. SUBJECT 

1. My friends missed the assignment. They were absent from class. 

2. I am looking for a book. It was written by Roma Patandean. 

3. Edy and his friends missed the English assignment. They were absent from class. 

4. Christiano Ronaldo plays for Portugal. He scored three goals against Atletico Madrid four years ago. 

5. My brother is an accountant. He lives in Bittuang. 

B. OBJECT OF A VERB 

1. Glodya and Gracai are from Toraja. Yosef met them at the funeral ceremony last night. 

2. Julia was painting the wall. Headmaster called her. 

3. The girl is my cousin. Harun likes her very much. 

4. Hartati wears a pair of new high heels. Ms Ramlah bought it in Makassar. 

5. Students gathering in school yard. Policeman asked them to hurry up.

C. OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION 

1. The poor man is begging at station. I was telling you about him. 

2. The people were friendly. I glanced at them 

3. The picture was beautiful. She was looking at it. 

4. Annas is a Mathematics teacher. Mustari collaborates with him. 

5. Adjective clauses are easy grammar. I understand clauses by them. 

D. WHOSE, WHEN, AND WHERE 

1. 2020 is memorable year. Covid-19 pandemic spreads all over the world at that time. 

2. I visited Pa’baladoan. Its panorama remembered me to Lolai. 

3. Sinaga teaches a class for students. Their native language is not English. 

4. The man poured a glass of palm wine on his face. His beard caught on fire when he lit a cigarette. 

5. The Makale city was beautiful. We spent our vacation there. 

GOOD LUCK!