ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Clause : A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb.
Adjective clause: An adjective clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun. It describes, identifies, or gives further information about a noun. (An adjective clause is also called a relative clause.)

Who: untuk orang dalam posisi subjek (human as subject).

Whom: untuk orang dalam posisi objek (human as object).

Which: untuk benda, baik dalam posisi subjek atau objek (non-human as subject/object).

That: digunakan sebagai subtitusi who, whom, atau which.

Whose: digunakan untuk kepemilikan.

When: digunakan untuk waktu (year, day, time, etc.)

Why: digunakan untuk sebab.


Using subject Pronouns: Who, Which, That
1.I thanked the woman.
She helped me.
a.I thanked the woman who helped me.
b.I thanked the woman that helped me.

2.The book is mine.
It is on the table.
c. The book which is on the table is mine.
d. The book that is on the table is mine.
Note:
In (a): I thanked the woman = an independent clause
Who helped me = an adjective clause
The adjective clause modifies the noun woman.
In (a): who is the subject of the adjective clause.
In (b): that is the subject of the adjective clause.
Who = used for people
Which = used for things
That = used for both people and things

Using object pronouns: Who(m), Which, That
1.The man was Mr. Jones.
I saw him.
(a)The man who(m) I saw was Mr. Jones
(b)The man that I saw was Mr. jones.

2.The movie wasn’t very good.
We saw it last night.
(c)The movie which we saw last night wasn’t very good.
(d)The movie that we saw last night wasn’t very good.