Main clause (klausa utama) | Clause marker sebagai dependent clause | ||||
S | V | that | S | V | |
These apples | are | the ones | that | we | wanted |
That bag | is | the thing | that | I | ordered |
Contoh adjective clause –Penjelasan mengenai jenis-jenis kata sifat dan segala permasalahannya telah dibahas tuntas sebelumnya. Do you all still remember about them? Tentu ingat dong. Terus kalau kata sifat dalam bentuk kalimat/ klausa (adjective clause) pernahkan mendengar?
Dalam materi jenis-jensi atau susunan kalimat, ada klausa yang dependen dan klausa independen bukan? Beberapa klausa dependen ternyata merupakan adjective clauses, karena apa? Karena clause marker-nya menggantikan dan memodifikasi objek dari klausa utama. Nih contohnya:
Kalimat dengan adjective clause:
Nah clause marker di atas merupakan adjective clause.
Catatan: jangan sekali-kali menggunakan adjective clause tanpa subjek dan kata kerja, dalam clause marker, kata kerjanya tidak boleh berupa kata kerja bentuk –ing!
Contoh:
Incorrect: Those are the ones that brought.
Correct : Those are the ones that she brought.
Incorrect: These shoes are the ones that wanted.
Correct : These shoes are the ones that we wanted.
Incorrect: That is the way that comingthe last time.
Correct : That is the way that I camethe last time.
Incorrect: Those meals are the things that we eating.
Correct : Those meals are the things that we ate.
Incorrect: Those are the assignments that their professor giving them.
Correct : Those are the assignments that their professor gave them.
Incorrect: That book is the one that our class.
Correct : That book is the one that our class used.
Incorrect: There are some things that don’tknow about living in the big city.
Correct : There are some things that I don’tknow about living in the big city
Incorrect: Culture influences the way the world view.
Correct : Culture influences the way that we view the world.
Incorrect: Of all the references books, the encyclopedia is the one that most people using.
Correct : Of all the references books, the encyclopedia is the one that most people use.
Demikian itulah yang menjelaskan contoh adjective clause,dengan demikian clause marker-nya dapat berfungsi sebagai adjectives!