Task 5,6,7,8 (Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2 : Adjective Clause)

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Adjectice Clause

An adjective clause—also called an adjectival or relative clause—will meet three requirements:
First, it will contain a subject and verb.Next, it will begin with a relative pronoun [who, whom, whose, that, or which] or a relative adverb [when, where, or why].Finally, it will function as an adjective, answering the questions What kind? How many? or Which one?
The adjective clause will follow one of these two patterns:
relative pronoun or adverb + subject + verbrelative pronoun as subject + verb Example :

1. Whose big, brown eyes pleaded for another cookie
2. Why Fred cannot stand sitting across from his sister Melanie
3. That bounced across the kitchen floor
4. Who hiccupped for seven hours afterward
5. The boy who is eating over there is my brother

Dependent Clauses

Dependent clauses have the subject and predicate but can not stand alone. They depend on another clause to have meaning. Examples are: “When you finish your work” and "unless I get more money.” With each of these, you want to ask “What?” because the thought was not finished. Dependent clauses are also called subordinate clauses and they start with a subordinate conjunction. This is the word that links the dependent clause to the rest of the sentence.

Examples of subordinate conjunctions are: how, where, when, why, unless, although, after, as far as, as if, because, before, once, whether, while, now that, until, since, and unless.

The three types of dependent clauses are adverbial (or adverb), nominal, and adjectival (or adjective). Adverbial clauses function as an adverb and answer the questions: when, where, why, how, and how much. Examples include: “Now that it rained a lot, the grass turned green.” and “I am much older than my brother.”

Nominal clauses function as a noun and can be the subject, an object, an appositive, or a complement. Sometimes nominal clauses start with an interrogative like: who, what, when, where, how, who, which, or why. Examples of nominal clauses are: “They always fought over who should pay the bill” and “Whoever did this is in big trouble.”
What Is an Adjective Clause

Adjectives clauses have a subject and a verb (or predicate). They will start with a relative pronoun, like: that, who, whom, whose, or which, or a relative adverb, like why, where, or when. Adjective clauses function as an adjective and modify nouns and pronouns. They are also called relative clauses.

Just as the other dependent clauses, the adjective clause does not express a complete thought. It does not need commas separating it from the rest of the sentence if it has essential information in it; that is if you need the information it provides. If it gives additional information, then you use commas. A good way to test for this is to leave out the clause, read the sentence, and see if the meaning of the two sentences is different.

Here are some examples of adjective clauses. The adjective clause is underlined.

Chocolate, which many of us adore, is fattening.
People who are smart follow the rules.
I can remember the time when there were no computers.
Charlie has a friend whose daughter lives in China.
Wine that is produced in Tuscany is not cheap.

Adjectives

Since adjective clauses act like adjectives, you may want more information about adjectives. Some adjectives express the writer’s opinion of a noun or pronoun, like silly, lovely, awful, and outrageous. These are called opinion adjectives.

Some adjectives are descriptive, telling about the physical characteristics of size, shape, color, or age. Examples include: huge, wee, rectangular, oval, bluish, purple, new, and ancient.

An origin adjective tells where an object originated or where is came from. These are adjectives like: eastern, lunar, Egyptian, or German.

The composition of a noun or pronoun will be described by a material adjective. Examples are: woolen, plastic, metal, or silk.

Some adjectives tell what purpose an object is used for. These many times end with an “ing.” Some examples include: baking, fishing, testing, or hunting.

Lastly, some adjectives compare and have levels of comparison. These are words like: “good, better, best”, “dry, drier, driest”, and “beautiful, more beautiful, and most beautiful." Other adjectives compare but only on one level, like: unique, main, impossible, final, and inevitable.

The story of Lake Toba
Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a simple hut in a farming field. The did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.
One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was the biggest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned into a beautiful princess. He felt in love with her and proposed her to be his wife. She said; "Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster". The man made the deal and they got married, lived happily and had a daughter.
Few years later, this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields. One day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch. Unfortunately, he found out and got furious, and shouted; “You damned daughter of a fish”. The daughter ran home and asked her mother. The mother started crying, felt sad that her husband had broke his promise.
Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was about to come. When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake followed by non-stop pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. She turned into a fish again and the man became the island of Samosir.

Questions and Answers of the excercises :
1. I talked to the woman, she was sitting next to me.(who)
2. I have a class, it begins at 8.00 AM.(which)
3. The man called the police. His car was stolen.(whose)
4. The building is very old. He lives there.(where)
5. The woman was Mrs Silvy. I saw her.(whom)

answer :
1. I talked to the woman who was sitting next to me.
2. I have a class which begins at 8.00 AM.
3. The man whose car was stolen called the police.
4. The building where he lives is very old.
5. The woman whom i saw was Mrs Silvy.

Sumber :
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/adjectiveclause.htm
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/adjective-clause.html
http://www.nmelliana.blogspot.com/2012/03/story-of-lake-toba.html