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Adjective or Relative clauses

Adjective clause is a dependent clause that function like an adjective. Desciptive menthod is used by describing adjective clause based on the function, types, introductory word and form. The result of analysis show that the function of adjective clause in this article mostly modify a noun; the type of adjective clause mostly are essential and the most common introductory words of adjective clause are who, which, and that.

As we've seen (in Subordination with Adjective Clauses), an adjective clause is a group of words that works like an adjective to modify a noun. Here we'll focus on the  relative pronouns that are used in adjective clauses. An adjective clause usually begins with a relative pronoun: a word that relates the information in the adjective clause to a word or a phrase in the main clause.

The most common adjective clauses begin with one of these relative pronouns: who, which, and that. All three pronouns refer to a noun, but who refers only to people and which refers only to things. That may refer to either people or things. Two other relative pronouns used to introduce adjective clauses are whose (the possessive form of who) and whom (the object form of who). Whose begins an adjective clause that describes something that belongs to or is a part of someone or something mentioned in the main clause:

The relative pronouns in English are which, that, who, whom, and whose. Who and whom refer only to people. Which refers to things, qualities, and ideas--never to people. That and whose refer to people, things, qualities, and ideas.

The adjective clause will follow one of these two patterns:


Here are some examples:

•           Whose big, brown eyes pleaded for another cookie
Whose  = Relative pronoun; eyes = Subject; pleated = Verb

•           Why fred cannot stand sitting across from his sister Melanie
Why = Relative adverb; Fred = Subject; can stand = Verb [not, an adverb, is not officially part of the verb].

•           That bounced across the kitchen floor
That = Relative pronoun functioning as subject; bounced = Verb

•           Who hiccupped for seven hours afterward
Who = Relative pronoun functioning as subject; hiccupped = Verb

Examples of adjective clause :

1.         -The building is new
-He works in the building
The building Where he works is new

2.         -The girl is excited
-Her mother won the lottery
The girl whose mother won the lottery is excited.

3.         -The man is happy
-I found the man’s wallet
The man whose wallet I found is happy

4.         -I will never forget the day
- I graduated on that day
I will never forget the day when I graduated

Example a part of article containing the adjective clause (underline) :


Excercises :

·         A : I talked to the woman she was sitting net to me
B : I talked to the woman who was sitting net to me

·         A : I have a class it begins at 08.00 AM
B : I have a class which begins at 08.00 AM

·         A : The man called the police his car was stolen
B : The man whose car was stolen called the police

·         A : The building is very old he lives there
B : The building where he lives is very old

·         A : The woman was Ms.Silvy I saw her
B :  The woman whom I saw was Ms.Silvy

Reference :      http://jurnal.unikom.ac.id/jurnal/the-use-of-adjective-clause.29

The Princess and the Pea








Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that.


The Greek Sea Sight

Martina Lourdez, usually on call Lourdes this woman is a beautiful woman from England. However, she was not young anymore she was 42 years. She lives in Liverpool, the city where he was born.

One summer, his best friend, Mary-shen invited him to go to a vacation in Greece. She never went to Greece, he wanted to know about the country, so he decided to join the-shane Marry in Holiday.

n Greece they were staying at a hotel near the beach. There, they were greeted by a man named Aaeroniz friendly. He is the manager of the hotel. One night Martina Lourdes went to the bar to drink some, he found Aeroniz stand there and they start a conversation.

“You know, I have a boat located near the beach. Actually it belongs to my brother, but if you prefer, we can go for a trip tomorrow. What do you think?” The man said to him.

“Wow, it would be nice,” she accepted the invitation and she went with him the next day. They enjoyed their trip very much, especially Lourdes who had sailed with the boat.

Actually, Lourdes like Greek scenery, so after the first trip, he came out with the manager of the hotel every day. As usual they swim, sunbathe and spend more time together at sea. They really enjoyed it.

End holidays come, Lourdes had to go back. He was in the airport already but, suddenly, he decided not to return to Liverpool, his home town. He thought, he wanted to stay in Greece. Then, this girl left the airport and directly back to the hotel where Aroniz as manager.

When he arrived he saw Aeronis at the bar with a woman and she decided to hear their conversation.

“Do you want to go for a boat ride my brother?” The word Aeronis invite her. But Lourdes is not concerned about it and he came close to them.

Aeronis Lourdes was surprised when he found standing beside him and the woman. He was very surprised, she smiled at him he gets. Aeronis think Lourdes will be angry with him but, he just said that the purpose that he was looking for a job at the hotel.

Lourdes was not angry when he knew the fact that it Aeronis playboy, because he does not fall in love with him but, he fell in love with Greece and sea views.


Every country has its great men and women who are remembered for what they have done for their country. One of the Indonesia’s great men is Dr. Mohammad Hatta. He was a man with a deep love of this country and his people.

Dr. Mohammad Hatta was born in Bukit Tinggi on 12th August 1902. While still in junior High School in Bukit Tinggi he became interested in politics and joined the league of Young Sumatrans.

He left Bukit Tinggi to study in Batavia. Then he went to the Netherlands, where he studied economics and gained a doctorate. During his stay there he was active in the Nationalist Movement. Because of his activities he was arrested. At his trial he presented a brilliant defense and was acquitted.

In 1932 Hatta returned to Indonesia. He joined a political organization called “Pendidikan Nasional Indonesia”. One of its goals was to develop political awareness among the Indonesian people. His activities again led to his arrest. The colonial government exiled him to Boven Digul and later to Banda Neira. Shortly before Japanese invasion he was brought back to Java.

When the Japanese surrendered in August 1945, Soekarno and Hatta proclaimed Indonesia’s Independence. Hatta became the first Vice Prisident of the Republic of Indonesia. In 1956 Hatta resigned as vice President, and devoted himself to writing. On 14th March, 1981 Dr. Mohammad Hatta. Died in Jakarta. But people will always remember him as a great statesman of Indonesia.

The Indonesian Archipelago

The Indonesian Archipelago is the largest group of island in the world. It extends between two continents, Asia and Australia. It also lies between two oceans the Samudera Indonesia and the Pasific Ocean.
Indonesia’s 13,667 islands stretch 5,120 kilometres from esat to west and 1,770 kilometres from north to south. The five main islands are sumatera, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya (Papua).

Indonesia has a land area of 1,904,345 square kilometers. More than half of it is forested land and a large part is mountainous, with 15 of the mountains are still volcanically active. One of history’s greatest volcanic eruptions, which killed thousands of people, occurred in 1883 on the island of Krakatau, which lies between Java and Sumatera.

Indonesia is one of the most populous countries in the world. Its total population is 160 milion. More than 60% of the population live on the island of Java. The Indonesian population consists of more than 300 ethnic group which speak 500 different languages, but more of them understand the national language, Bahasa Indonesia. 

The Indonesian Government’s campaign to  popularize Bahasa Indonesia at present can be seen through signs in public places and various which say ‘Use good Bahasa Indonesia correctly’. Indonesia’s moto offices Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, which means Unity in Diversity, symbolizes the unity of the people in spite of their ethnic and cultural origins.

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