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COMPLEX
SENTENCES
wit h an adj ect ive clause
Wr it ing 1
Sar i Hidayat i, M.A
sar i_hid@yahoo.com/ sar i_hidayat i@uny.ac.id
A complex sent ence :
A sent ence t hat consist s of independent clause
(main clause) and dependent clause
(subordinat e clause)
There are t hree kinds of dependent clauses:
1.
2.
3.
v
Adj ect ive Clause (Relat ive Clause)
Adverbial Clause
Noun Clause
This unit f ocuses on complex
sent ences wit h adj ect ive clauses.
Analyse t he f oll owing sent ences :
What is t he f unct ion of t he adj ecive
clause in t he sent ence?
A. The woman whom my mom t alked t o sells
cosmet ics.
B. The book t hat Jonat han read is on t he shelf .
C. The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in
is st ill st anding.
D. The t own where I grew up is in t he Unit ed
St at es.
Answer :
In sent ence A, t he adj ect ive clause
modif ies ‘ t he woman’
In sent ence B, t he adj ect ive clause
modif ies ‘ t he book’
In sent ence C, t he adj ect ie clause
modif ies ‘ t he house’
In sent ence D, t he adj ect ive clause
modif ies ‘ t he t own’
Conclusion:
In a complex sent ence, an adj ect ive
clause funct ions t o modify a noun/ noun
phr ase
Connect or s/ Subor dinat or s/ Subor dinat ing
Signals f or Adj ect ive Clauses ar e:
who whom whose t hat
ref er t o people
which whose t hat
ref er t o animals and t hings
when
ref er t o a t ime or a place
wher e
Not e:
in t he examples above, connect ors are in blue
PRACTICE 1 – Subj ect and Obj ect Pat t er n
Combine t he t wo sent ences in each pair t o make
a new sent ence cont aining an adj ect ive
clause in t he subj ect or obj ect pat t ern. You
may use t he connect ors who, whom, whi ch ,
or t hat as appropriat e.
Example:
- Albert Einst ein was a high school dropout .
- The world recognizes him as a genius.
A lber t Einst ein, whom t he wor ld r ec ognizes as a
genius, was a high school dr opout .
1. John Fish explained t he complex st ruct ure of
DNA. He is a research chemist .
2. The only subj ect s were mat hemat ics and
physics. The st udent s enj oy t hem.
3. Fans quickly lose int erest in a sport s t eam.
The t eam loses game af t er game.
4. Foreigner also have dif f icult y wit h English
spelling. English spelling is not always
consist ent wit h it s pronunciat ion.
5. He developed t heories. We use his t heories t o
help us underst and t he nat ure of t he
universe.
PRACTICE 2 – Complet ing Complex Sent ences
Using t he prompt given, complet e t he sent ences
using t he appropriat e adj ect ive clauses in t he
subj ect or obj ect pat t erns.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
My mot her, whom _____________________
I do not know anyone who ______________
_________ is a sport t hat _______________
The islands of Bali, which _______________
__________ t he homework t hat __________
__________ a person whom ______________
The school subj ect s t hat _________________
_________ is a soccer, which _____________
v WRITING PRACTICE
Writ e complex sent ences cont aining an
adj ect ive clause as a response t o t he
f oll owing pict ures
SENTENCES
wit h an adj ect ive clause
Wr it ing 1
Sar i Hidayat i, M.A
sar i_hid@yahoo.com/ sar i_hidayat i@uny.ac.id
A complex sent ence :
A sent ence t hat consist s of independent clause
(main clause) and dependent clause
(subordinat e clause)
There are t hree kinds of dependent clauses:
1.
2.
3.
v
Adj ect ive Clause (Relat ive Clause)
Adverbial Clause
Noun Clause
This unit f ocuses on complex
sent ences wit h adj ect ive clauses.
Analyse t he f oll owing sent ences :
What is t he f unct ion of t he adj ecive
clause in t he sent ence?
A. The woman whom my mom t alked t o sells
cosmet ics.
B. The book t hat Jonat han read is on t he shelf .
C. The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in
is st ill st anding.
D. The t own where I grew up is in t he Unit ed
St at es.
Answer :
In sent ence A, t he adj ect ive clause
modif ies ‘ t he woman’
In sent ence B, t he adj ect ive clause
modif ies ‘ t he book’
In sent ence C, t he adj ect ie clause
modif ies ‘ t he house’
In sent ence D, t he adj ect ive clause
modif ies ‘ t he t own’
Conclusion:
In a complex sent ence, an adj ect ive
clause funct ions t o modify a noun/ noun
phr ase
Connect or s/ Subor dinat or s/ Subor dinat ing
Signals f or Adj ect ive Clauses ar e:
who whom whose t hat
ref er t o people
which whose t hat
ref er t o animals and t hings
when
ref er t o a t ime or a place
wher e
Not e:
in t he examples above, connect ors are in blue
PRACTICE 1 – Subj ect and Obj ect Pat t er n
Combine t he t wo sent ences in each pair t o make
a new sent ence cont aining an adj ect ive
clause in t he subj ect or obj ect pat t ern. You
may use t he connect ors who, whom, whi ch ,
or t hat as appropriat e.
Example:
- Albert Einst ein was a high school dropout .
- The world recognizes him as a genius.
A lber t Einst ein, whom t he wor ld r ec ognizes as a
genius, was a high school dr opout .
1. John Fish explained t he complex st ruct ure of
DNA. He is a research chemist .
2. The only subj ect s were mat hemat ics and
physics. The st udent s enj oy t hem.
3. Fans quickly lose int erest in a sport s t eam.
The t eam loses game af t er game.
4. Foreigner also have dif f icult y wit h English
spelling. English spelling is not always
consist ent wit h it s pronunciat ion.
5. He developed t heories. We use his t heories t o
help us underst and t he nat ure of t he
universe.
PRACTICE 2 – Complet ing Complex Sent ences
Using t he prompt given, complet e t he sent ences
using t he appropriat e adj ect ive clauses in t he
subj ect or obj ect pat t erns.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
My mot her, whom _____________________
I do not know anyone who ______________
_________ is a sport t hat _______________
The islands of Bali, which _______________
__________ t he homework t hat __________
__________ a person whom ______________
The school subj ect s t hat _________________
_________ is a soccer, which _____________
v WRITING PRACTICE
Writ e complex sent ences cont aining an
adj ect ive clause as a response t o t he
f oll owing pict ures