Adjective clause is also called the
Relative Clause is part of the sentence (clause) that provide information on
the person or thing that preceded it. Relative terms similar to Clause
Adjective Clause. Called Adjective Clause because he explains things or people
that preceded it. Called Relative Clause because he connects (to relate) the
object or the person behind the phrase. Relative clause begins with the
conjunctive who, whom, Whose, which, that, with the following functions
Who: describe the person as a subject
Whom: people describe it as an object (to replace me,
you, us, him, her,
them, it)
Whose: describe the person as the owner (replacing my,
your, our, his, her, Their,
its)
Which: describes the object as subject and object
That explains a person or thing as either subject or
object
Tricks that can be used to solve a problem as follows:
- If the word before the points are showing a human, and after the points are verbs or auxiliary verbs like to be or modals, or auxiliary 'do' (is, is not, do, do, will, won 't, can, can not, was, was not, etc.), then the contents of the dots is who.
- If the word before the points are showing a human, or humans is followed by a preposition like with, to, by, from, etc. and after the points are the subject (noun, the name of the person, or pronouns: I, you, we she , he, it, etc.), then the contents of the dots is whom.
- If the word before the dots are showing people, or animals, and said after the dots is a noun, then the contents of those points is Whose.
- If the dots before the word is a noun that indicates non-human, then the contents of the points is which.
Thus the answers to the questions above are: 1. who,
2. whom, 3. Whose, and 4. which, 5. Whom.
Example :
- Fast food, which most people love, is not very healthy.
- Students who are keen to learn get good grades.
- You know someone whose grandfather served in World War II.
- My father and me waiting all night outside the Apple store are trying to purchase a new iPhone.
- Fruit that is grown organically is expensive.
Article countaining adjactive clauses
then underline
Research has shown that music has a
profound effect on your body and psyche. In fact, there’s a
growing field of health care known as music therapy, which uses music to
heal. Those who practice music therapy are finding a benefit in using music
to help cancer patients, children with ADD, and others, and even hospitals are
beginning to use music and music therapy to help with pain management, to help
ward off depression, to promote movement, to calm patients, to ease muscle
tension, and for many other benefits that music and music therapy can bring. This
is not surprising, as music affects the body and mind in many powerful ways.
Do these exrcise
1. I talked to the woman, she was sitting next to
me.(who)
2. I have a class, it begins at 8.00 AM.(which)
3. The man called the police. His car was stolen.(whose)
4. The building is very old. He lives there.(where)
5. The woman was Mrs Silvy. I saw her.(whom)
Answer :
1. I talked to the woman who was sitting next to me.
2. I have a class which begins at 8:00 AM.
3. The man whose car was stolen called the police.
4. The building where he lives is very old
5. The woman whom I saw was Ms.Silvy.
sumber :
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/example-adjective-clauses.htmlhttp://novenrique.blogspot.com/2010/02/relative-clause-adalah-bagian-dari.html
http://stress.about.com/od/tensiontamers/a/music_therapy.html
