Alfian Fajri. An analysis of relative clause in george bernard shaw’s play “arms and the man”. 2007 USU e-Repository©2009
which he places at the table. = a relative clause
Which is the object of verb of relative clause
Clause vi use the relative pronoun Which. The relative pronoun Which in clause vi refers to nonhuman, because it describes impersonal antecedent chair
and functions as the object of verb places. The relative clause is nonrestrictive that use commas because it is necessary to identify the noun it modifies
3.1.3 Possessive Relative Clause
Here are several examples of possessive relative clauses that I found : i
This chest of drawers is also covered by a variegated native cloth; and on it there is a pile of paper backed novels, a box of chocolate
creams, and a miniature easel with a large photograph of an extremely handsome officer, whose lefty bearing and magnetic
glance can be felt even from the portrait. ii Did you find in the charge that the men whose fathers are poor like
mine were any less brave than the man who are rich like you? iii Do you think I believe that she-she, whose worst thoughts are higher
than your best ones, is capable of trifling with another man behind my back?
iv I doubt sir, whether you quite realize either my daughter’s position or that of Major Saranoff,
The underlined clauses in those four sentences above are possessive relative clauses which are introduced by relative pronoun whose. The relative pronoun
whose place you propose to take.
Alfian Fajri. An analysis of relative clause in george bernard shaw’s play “arms and the man”. 2007 USU e-Repository©2009
whose is used to show possession of the noun. Possessive relative clause can follow the subject or the object pattern, and they may be restrictive or
nonrestrictive.
The analysis of clause i:
The construction of the sentences above as follows: Sentence = an independent clause + relative clause
Subject pattern possessive relative clause = whose + noun +verb + complement
Object pattern possessive relative clause = whose + noun +subject + verb + complement
Let me notice the construction above in the sentence i in the chart below: This chest of drawers is also covered by a variegated native cloth; and on it there
is a pile of paper backed novels, a box of chocolate creams, and a miniature easel with a large photograph of an extremely handsome officer, whose lefty bearing
and magnetic glance can be felt even from the portrait. This chest of drawers is also covered by
a variegated native cloth; and on it there is a pile of paper backed novels, a box of
chocolate creams, and a miniature easel with a large photograph of an extremely
handsome officer, = an independent clause
whose lefty bearing and magnetic glance can be felt even from the portrait.
= a relative clause
Whose functions to show possession of the noun
Alfian Fajri. An analysis of relative clause in george bernard shaw’s play “arms and the man”. 2007 USU e-Repository©2009
Clause i use the relative pronoun whose. The relative pronoun whose in clause i replaces a possessive word his handsome officer’s, and modifies the
noun handsome officer. The relative clause is nonrestrictive that use commas because it is necessary to identify the noun it modifies.
The analysis of clause ii:
The construction of the sentences above as follows: Sentence = an independent clause + relative clause
Subject pattern possessive relative clause = whose + noun +verb + complement
Object pattern possessive relative clause = whose + noun +subject + verb + complement
Let me notice the construction above in the sentence ii in the chart below:
Did you find in the charge that the men whose fathers are poor like mine were any less brave than the man who are rich like you?
Did you find in the charge that the men were any less brave than the man who
are rich like you? = an independent clause
whose fathers are poor like mine = a relative clause
Whose functions to show possession of the noun
Clause ii use the relative pronoun whose. The relative pronoun whose in clause ii replaces a possessive word their men’s, and modifies the noun men.
Alfian Fajri. An analysis of relative clause in george bernard shaw’s play “arms and the man”. 2007 USU e-Repository©2009
The relative clause is restrictive that do not use commas because it simply gives additional information and is not necessary to identify the noun it modifies.
The analysis of clause iii:
The construction of the sentences above as follows: Sentence = an independent clause + relative clause
Subject pattern possessive relative clause = whose + noun +verb + complement
Object pattern possessive relative clause = whose + noun +subject + verb + complement
Let me notice the construction above in the sentence iii in the chart below:
Do you think I believe that she-she, whose worst thoughts are higher than your best ones, is capable of trifling with another man behind my back?
Do you think I believe that she-she, is capable of trifling with another man
behind my back? = an independent clause
whose worst thoughts are higher than your best ones,
= a relative clause
Whose functions to show possession of the noun
Clause iii use the relative pronoun whose. The relative pronoun whose in clause iii replaces a possessive word her she, and modifies the noun she. The
Alfian Fajri. An analysis of relative clause in george bernard shaw’s play “arms and the man”. 2007 USU e-Repository©2009
relative clause is nonrestrictive that use commas because it is necessary to identify the noun it modifies.
The analysis of clause iv:
The construction of the sentences above as follows: Sentence = an independent clause + relative clause
Subject pattern possessive relative clause = whose + noun +verb + complement
Object pattern possessive relative clause = whose + noun +subject + verb + complement
Let me notice the construction above in the sentence iv in the chart below:
I doubt sir, whether you quite realize either my daughter’s position or that of Major Saranoff, whose place you propose to take.
I doubt sir, whether you quite realize either my daughter’s position or that of
Major Saranoff, = an independent clause
whose place you propose to take. = a relative clause
Whose functions to show possession of the noun
Clause iv use the relative pronoun whose. The relative pronoun whose in clause iv replaces a possessive word his Major Saranoff’s, and modifies the
Alfian Fajri. An analysis of relative clause in george bernard shaw’s play “arms and the man”. 2007 USU e-Repository©2009
noun Major Saranoff. The relative clause is nonrestrictive that use commas because it is necessary to identify the noun it modifies.
3.1.4 Relative Pronoun as Object of Preposition
