ADJECTIVE CLAUSES Siti Ainun, ST., Spsi.

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 An adjective Clause contain a subject and a verb. Is a subordinate or dependent clause It must be connected to a main or independent clause Adjective clauses begin with a relative pronouns such as, who, whom whose which that or relative adverb such as when and where..

Identification of Adjective Clause

Clause Marker
Who Whom Whose Which

Use
People (subject) People (object) People / things (possessive) Things (subject/object)

Example
The tribes who lived in the Great Plains used smoke signals The woman whom we met was called Ligtning cloud He sent a message whose meaning we had agreed upon in advance That is a tribe which interest me (subject) The drumbeats which we heard sent a message (object)

That

People / things (subject/object)

Place (adverb) Time (adverb)

The apache is a tribe that I will research (object)

The smoke that you see is from the hills

Where when

That is the valley where the tribe lived That is the day when we get the signal

OMMISSION OF A RELATIVE PRONOUN

When the relative pronoun is the subject of the adjective clause, it cannot be omitted

The man who played the drum was from West Africa. (subject)

If the relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause , it can be omitted.

The man whom I saw was a Native American. (object) The man I saw was Native American.

OMMISSION OF A RELATIVE PRONOUN

The relative pronoun whose, where, and whereby cannot be omitted
Sequoyah, whose alphabet for the Indian people consisted of 85 characters, was acclaimed a genius by his people That was the area where the tribe lived Sequoyah devised an alphabet whereby all the different tribes could read a common language

Prepositions that comes before adjective clauses

Sometimes an adjective clause is used with a preposition

there are a number of ways by which a message can be sent. Formal : that was the man to whom I was referring Informal : that was the man whom I was referring to

strategy
Ciri ciri pemakaian whom : setelah whom pasti ada : we, I , you, he, she, they Check the correct clause marker and a subject and a verb in an adjective clause Remember that sometimes the relative pronoun may be omitted from an adjective clause. The relative pronouns which, that, and whom can be omitted when they are the object of the adjective clause

Reduced Adjective Clause

Adjective clause can be reduced to phrases An adjective phrase modifies a noun An adjective phrase does not contain a subject and a verb ONLY adjectives that have a subject pronoun, who, which, or that can be reduced AC : the man who is drumming is African AP : the man drumming is African AC : the man who is playing the drums is well-known AP : the man playing the drums is weel-known

Reduced Adjective Clause

TWO WAYS TO REDUCE AN ADJECTIVE CLAUSE 1. The subject pronoun and the be form of the verb are omitted AC : The man who is playing is my friend AP : The man playing is my friend AC : The signals which are given are simple AP : The signal given are simple 2. When there is no form of be in the adjective clause, you can omit the subject pronoun and change the verb to the ing form AC : Anyone who wants to get the news can listen to the message AP : Anyone wanting to get the news can listen to the message AC : The Cherokee Indians have an alphabet that consist of 85 characters AP : The Cherokee Indians have an alphabet consisting of 85 characters

 Adjective phrases are usually separated by commas, as in adjective clauses AC : Sequoyah, who was the inventor of an Indian alphabet, was a Cherokee Indian AP : Sequoyah, the inventor of an Indian alphabet, was a Cherokee Indian

EXERCISE 1

Complete the sentences with the relative pronoun which, who, whose. 1. The smoke signals ________ the American Indians used did not convey complex messages. 2. The signals contained simple messages __________ meaning and been agreed upon in advance. 3. A warrior _________ had finished a succesful raid might send a simple colomn of smoke to his village. 4. They made a fires ________ were fed with damp grass. 5. It was the signal came from _________ conveyed most of the messages. 6. When one group spotted another group of Indians, they lit a fire to their right _________ meant , Who are you?

ANSWERS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. WHICH WHOSE WHO WHICH WHICH WHICH

EXERCISE 2
Choose the correct relative pronoun in parentheses to complete the sentences. 1. The semi nomadic tribes of the Great Plains used to smoke signals (which/ who) were simple. 2. A signal (whose/which) conveyed a victory in battle was agreed upon in advance. 3. The Hollywood movies (which/whom) we watch do no give a true picture of the Indians. 4. A party would send a column of smoke(which/whom) the other understood. 5. Drumbeats (whose/which) are used in Africa can give more complex signals. 6. A warrior (who/which) saw an enemy approaching might send a smoke signal

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

WHICH WHICH WHICH WHICH WHICH WHO

EXERCISE 3
Underline the adjective clause es in the following sentences. 1. Secagawea, who was a Shoshoni Indian, guide Lewis and Clark to the Colombia River. 2. The giant redwood trees that grow in California are named after Sequoyah who created an alphabet for the Indian people. 3 Sequoyah became atecher and moved to Oklahoma where he continuded to teach the alphabet. 4. The Shoshoni were a group of Indians who lived in the western pains of Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. 5. Each group of Shoshoni was known to others by the type of food that was preserved plentiful in its particular region. 6. The Mossi people of West Africa usectaking drums as means of preserving their history, which has been handed down by generations

EXERCISE 4
Circle the number of sentence where the relative pronoun/ adverb or a preposition Is missing. 1. Lewis and Clark went to south Dakota , where they spent bitter winter among the Mandan tribe 2. It is countries such as Ghana, Dahoney, and Nigeria the use of talking drums is mostly developed. 3. The most celebrated talking drummers of West Africa are the Yorubas whose principals instrument called a dondon. 4. Talking drums, play a central role in African cultural and social life, have many uses besides the sending of long distance messages. 5. There are a number of colors which the Pueblo Indians of America identified direction. 6. Drumbeats which the actual words of their tribal language is communicated is traditional form of communication in Africa

2. Where 4. which 5. by 6. by

EXERCISE 5
Where possible, reduce adjective clauses to phrases. 1. Sequoyah , who was the son of an Indian mother and a European father, was born in Tennesse. 2. Sequoyah, who was first a hunter, became a trader after a hunting accident. 3. Sequoyah, who had no education , believed that redading and writing were important. 4. Sequoyah, who worked on the alphabet for twelve years, finally completed it in 1823. 5. His alphabet, which consists od eighty-five sounds, was an important inventin for his people. 6. A Cherokee newspaper whose columns had news both n English and Cherokee was soon published. 7. Thousands of Cherokee, who did not know how to read or write started to write using the new alphabet.

1.

The thyroid gland, ______, is located in the neck

a) b) c) d) Where the hormone thyroxine is produced Where produced is the hormone thyroxine Hotmone thyroxine is produced here At which is produced the hormone thyroxine In which they Which they There are to There are a

2.

Dragonflies feed on a large variety of insects ______ catch in flight

a) b) c) d)

3.

According to legend, Betsy Ross was the woman _______the first American stars and stripes flag
a) b) c) d) Whom she made Made Who made And she made
That Provide Which Which provide

4.

Pumpkin seeds, _____ protein and iron, are a popular snack

a) b) c) d)

5.

The spinal cord is a long, thick bundle of nerves _____ from the brain to the lower part of the back
a) b) c) d) That runs Is running It runs Whom it runs It had That had That it had having

6.

George pullman introduced a dining car _____ its own kitchen in 1868
a) b) c) d)

7.

In 1898, ________ pharmacologist, John H.Abel, isolated the hormone adrenaline

a) b) c) d) An american who Who, an american An american He was an american

8.

Nitrogen gas, _______ up about 78% of our atmosphere, is constantly being used by plants and animals
a) b) c) d) Which it makes It makes Makes Which makes

9.

Paper is made from cellulose fibers, ______ in all celss

a) b) c) d) a) b) c) d) Are Which are They are Which they are Which turns Turns It turns That it turns

10. The pepper plant bears a small, green berry _____ red as it ripens

11. Quinine, _________ once used to cure malaria, was taken from the bark of a South American tree, the cinchona
a) b) c) d) It is a famous drug Is a famous drug A famous drug Is a famous drug whose

12. Bille Holiday, ________ unique singing style made her famous, was also known as Lady Day
a) b) c) d) She is a Whom Who whose

1.

The thyroid gland, ______, is located in the neck

a) b) c) d) Where the hormone thyroxine is produced Where produced is the hormone thyroxine Hotmone thyroxine is produced here At which is produced the hormone thyroxine In which they Which they There are to There are a

2.

Dragonflies feed on a large variety of insects ______ catch in flight

a) b) c) d)

3.

According to legend, Betsy Ross was the woman _______the first American stars and stripes flag
a) b) c) d) Whom she made Made Who made And she made
That Provide Which Which provide

4.

Pumpkin seeds, _____ protein and iron, are a popular snack

a) b) c) d)

5.

The spinal cord is a long, thick bundle of nerves _____ from the brain to the lower part of the back
a) b) c) d) That runs Is running It runs Whom it runs It had That had That it had having

6.

George pullman introduced a dining car _____ its own kitchen in 1868
a) b) c) d)

7.

In 1898, ________ pharmacologist, John H.Abel, isolated the hormone adrenaline

a) b) c) d) An american who Who, an american An american He was an american

8.

Nitrogen gas, _______ up about 78% of our atmosphere, is constantly being used by plants and animals
a) b) c) d) Which it makes It makes Makes Which makes

9.

Paper is made from cellulose fibers, ______ in all celss

a) b) c) d) a) b) c) d) Are Which are They are Which they are Which turns Turns It turns That it turns

10. The pepper plant bears a small, green berry _____ red as it ripens

11. Quinine, _________ once used to cure malaria, was taken from the bark of a South American tree, the cinchona
a) b) c) d) It is a famous drug Is a famous drug A famous drug Is a famous drug whose

12. Bille Holiday, ________ unique singing style made her famous, was also known as Lady Day
a) b) c) d) She is a Whom Who whose