Relative clauses

1. Theories about Relative clauses 

Adjective clauses is a dependent clause which takes the place of an adjective in another clause or phrase. Adjective clause is used to provide information, identity, and other information to the noun. 

Relative Pronouns take the place of nouns or pronouns. They are called relative pronouns because they always relate back to something or someone else. They are used to join two sentences about the same person or thing.

Relative Pronoun  :  who, whom, whose, which, when, where, why, and   that.

Relative clauses are clauses starting with the relative pronouns who*, that, which, whose, where, when. They are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes them. Here are some examples:

• Do you know the girl who started in grade 7 last week?
• Can I have the pencil that I gave you this morning?
• A notebook is a computer which can be carried around.
• I won't eat in a restaurant whose cooks smoke.
• I want to live in a place where there is lots to do.
• Yesterday was a day when everything went wrong!

Who                 :  used for people in positions subject (human as subject).

Whom              :  used for people in the position of the object (human as object).

                           Which              : used for objects, either in subject or object position (non-human as subject/object).

That                : used as a substitute who, whom, or which.

Whose             : used for ownership.
When               : used for time.
Why                 : used for the cause.

2. Example adjective clause: 

1. This is the man who broke the window. (who refers back to man)

2. I have a friend whose mother drives a taxi. (whose refers back to friend)

3. Here is the car which she bought for her son. (which refers back to the car)

4. It is the kind of dress that I like. (that refers back to the dress)

5. She is a person that can be trusted. (that refers back to person)

3. The article containing the adjective clause (underline) :

A lot of people go through life with only a few friends. It seems that some have less than that. They have no one on whom they can call in good times or bad. There is no one with whom to bounce ideas around, or to talk about deep and troubling subjects. They have no one to call in times of need or difficulty. They are at the mercy of life, standing alone.

4. Exercises

1. I talked to the woman she was sitting next to me

1. I talked to the woman who was sitting next to me 

2. I have a class it begins at 08.00 Am

2. I have a class which begins at 08.00 Am

3. The man called the police his car was stolen

3. The man whose car was stolen called the police

4. The building is very old he lives there

4. The building where he lives is very old

5. The woman was ms Silvy I saw her

5. The woman whom I saw was ms Silvy

Exercise: Combine the sentences using adjective clause or relative clause

1. The village has changed a lot. I grew up there.
2. I ran into an old friend on Facebook. I haven't seen her for twenty years.
3. The movie was boring. I saw it last week.
4. I am reading a blog post. It talks about adjective clauses.
5. The man is my teacher. He wrote the article.
6. Saturday is the day. We are going to have a picnic to the beach on that day.
7. We visited my uncle. His house is at the foot of a mountain.
8. I will explain my absence to my teacher. I missed his class.
9. The foreigner came from UK. I had conversation with him on a bus.
10. The TV program was good. I watched it last night.

Referensi : 

http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/relative-pronouns.html

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/relative.htm

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/claustyp.html

http://faiz06.blogspot.com/2012/05/adjective-or-relative-clauses.html

Page 138 : Exercise 37 : Relative clause and Page 138 : Exercise 38 : Relative clause reduction

Page 138 : Exercise 37 : Relative clause

1. The last record that was produced by this company became a gold record.

2. Checking accounts that require a minimum balance are very common now.

3. The professor you spoke to whose yesterday is not here today.

4. John whom grades are the highest in the school has received a scholarship.

5. Felipe bought a camera. Whom has three lenses.

6. Frank is the man. We are going to nominate whom for the office of treasurer.

7. The doctor is with a patient. Whose leg was broken in an accident.

8. Jane is the womwn. Whom was going to china next year.

9. Janet wants a typewriter. That self-corrects.

10. This book I found that last week contains some useful information.

11. Mr. Bryant whom team has has lost the game looks very sad.

12. James wrote an article. That indicated that he disliked the president.

13. The director of the program whose graduated from harvard university is planning to retire next year.

14. This is the book. I have been looking for that all year.

15. William whom brother is a lawyer wants to become a judge.

Page 138 : Exercise 38 : Relative clause reduction

1. George is the man chosen to represent the committee at the convention.

2. All of the money accepted has already been released.

3. The papers on the table belong to Patricia.
 

4. The man brought to the police station confessed to the crime.
 

5. The girl drinking coffee is Mery Allen. 

6. John’s wife, a professor, has written several papers on this subject.
 

7. The man talking to the policeman is my uncle.
 

 8. The book on the top shelf is the one that I need.
 

 9. The number of students counted is quite high.
 

 10. Leo Evans, a doctor, eats in this restaurant every day.

1. Theories about Relative clauses

Adjective clauses is a dependent clause which takes the place of an adjective in another clause or phrase. Adjective clause is used to provide information, identity, and other information to the noun. 

Relative Pronouns take the place of nouns or pronouns. They are called relative pronouns because they always relate back to something or someone else. They are used to join two sentences about the same person or thing.

Relative Pronoun  :  who, whom, whose, which, when, where, why, and   that.

Relative clauses are clauses starting with the relative pronouns who*, that, which, whose, where, when. They are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes them. Here are some examples:

·         Do you know the girl who started in grade 7 last week?

·         Can I have the pencil that I gave you this morning?

·         A notebook is a computer which can be carried around.

·         I won't eat in a restaurant whose cooks smoke.

·         I want to live in a place where there is lots to do.

·         Yesterday was a day when everything went wrong!

Who                        :  used for people in positions subject (human as subject).

Whom                    :  used for people in the position of the object (human as object).

                                    Which     : used for objects, either in subject or object position (non-human as subject/object).

That                        : used as a substitute who, whom, or which.

Whose    : used for ownership.
When                      : used for time.
Why                        : used for the cause.

2. Example adjective clause: 

1. This is the man who broke the window. (who refers back to man)

2. I have a friend whose mother drives a taxi. (whose refers back to friend)

3. Here is the car which she bought for her son. (which refers back to the car)

4. It is the kind of dress that I like. (that refers back to the dress)

5. She is a person that can be trusted. (that refers back to person)

3. The article containing the adjective clause (underline) :

A lot of people go through life with only a few friends. It seems that some have less than that. They have no one on whom they can call in good times or bad. There is no one with whom to bounce ideas around, or to talk about deep and troubling subjects. They have no one to call in times of need or difficulty. They are at the mercy of life, standing alone.

4. Exercises

1. I talked to the woman she was sitting next to me

1. I talked to the woman who was sitting next to me 

2. I have a class it begins at 08.00 Am

2. I have a class which begins at 08.00 Am

3. The man called the police his car was stolen

3. The man whose car was stolen called the police

4. The building is very old he lives there

4. The building where he lives is very old

5. The woman was ms Silvy I saw her

5. The woman whom I saw was ms Silvy

Exercise: Combine the sentences using adjective clause or relative clause

1.       The village has changed a lot. I grew up there.

2.       I ran into an old friend on Facebook. I haven't seen her for twenty years.

3.       The movie was boring. I saw it last week.

4.       I am reading a blog post. It talks about adjective clauses.

5.       The man is my teacher. He wrote the article.

6.       Saturday is the day. We are going to have a picnic to the beach on that day.

7.       We visited my uncle. His house is at the foot of a mountain.

8.       I will explain my absence to my teacher. I missed his class.

9.       The foreigner came from UK. I had conversation with him on a bus.

10.    The TV program was good. I watched it last night.

Referensi : 

http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/relative-pronouns.html

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/relative.htm

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/claustyp.html

http://faiz06.blogspot.com/2012/05/adjective-or-relative-clauses.html