Relative
Clause
Relative Clause atau disebut juga
Relative Pronoun (kata ganti penghubung) digunalanuntuk menggabungkan induk
kalimat dan anak kalimat yang memiliki kesamaan objek ataupun objeknya. Kata
relative clause ini dalam bahasa Indonesia sering disebut dengan “yang”. Dan
dalam bahasa Inggris pengunakan kata penghubung: who, whom, whose, which, that,
adalah sebagai kata ganti “yang”.
1. Who
Penggunaannya
adalah sebagai kata ganti untuk orang.
a.
Susi is cute student in my school.
b.
She won dance festival.
“Susi who won dance festival is cute student in my
school.”
2. Whom
Digunakan
sebagai kata ganti objek untuk orang.
a.
Cha – cha is a tourist.
b.
I saw her in bus station.
“Cha-cha whom I saw her in bus
station is a tourist.”
3. Which
I. Kata ganti untuk binatang dan benda lainnya
(subjek).
a.
I saw the snake.
b.
The snake is beaten by me.
“I saw the snake which is
beaten by me.”
II. Kata ganti yang menuju pada
keseluruhan kalimat (objek).
a.
Influenza is trouble desease.
b.
I had ever got it once.
“Influenza which I hadever got
once is trouble desease.”
4. Whose
Digunakan
sebagai kata ganti kepemilikan untuk manusia dan binatang.
I.
Subjek
a. Budi’s father is sick now.
b. His health is down.
“Budi’s father whose
health is down is sick now.”
II.
Objek
a. Ronnie’s car is new.
b.
Yesterday we drove hers throught Malioboro street.
Practice
1. a.
Izzy is my niece.
b.
You met her yesterday.
“Izzy whom you met yesterday is my
niece.”
2. a.
Mr Razor is a doctor.
b.
He is examining me now.
“Mr Razor who is examining me now
is a doctor.”
3. a.
The car is new.
b.
The man owns it.
“The car which the man owns is
new.”
4. a. He
saw the girl.
b.
She is wearing red jacket.
“He saw the girl whom is wearing red
jacket.”
5. a. I
talk to the man.
b.
The man knows you.
“I talk to the man who knows you.”
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