CLAUSE
Clause: is a group of words containing a subject and a predicate
A. NOUN CLAUSE
A noun clause that takes place of a noun or does the work of a noun in a sentence
is NOUN CLAUSE since it is noun, it can act:
1. As a subject of a sentence
a. What you are doing seems very difficult
b. Where he came from was a mystery
2. As an object of a sentence
a. Do you know why they couldn’t stay?
b. He asked me if I knew her address
3. As an object of preposition.
a. We have decided about where we will go on week-end
b. He wasn’t listening to what I was saying
4. As a complement
a. This bag is exactly what I want
b. My favourite food is what you are eating.
Remember that the same form of clauses does not necessarily have the same function.
The work they do make difference, even though they begin with the same words.
Look at these examples:
a. We shouted with joy when our school team won the prize (when did we shout?)
b. We remember when our school team won the prize (what do we remember?)
c. I remember the day when our school team won the prize (which day do you
remember?)
EXERCISE: PICK OUT THE CLAUSES AND TELL WHAT KIND OF CLAUSES THEY
ARE
1# Tell where you are going for your holiday
2# The place where we stayed for our holiday was right on the sea coast
3# I don’t know where we are going this year.
4# Herman asked me if My wife had given birth to a baby
5# Ana is the woman who underwent the cesarean operation.
6# That is the postnatal clinic where I was born
7# I don’t remember when the man came to see his wife
8# Tell me who called in me in hospital
9# They would all have been glad if your wife had got well.
10#He asked me how long it took to get to Bandung.
B. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
An adjective clause is a dependent clause. It does the work of an adjective
because it tells something about a noun. It modifies a noun or gives further information
about a noun. An adjective consists of subject in the form of a relative pronoun and a
verb. It is therefore, called a relative clause.
An adjective, as said before, tells us something about a noun, e.g (for example).
I like useful goods
These are essential commodities
But instead of adjectives, we could use a sentence that does the same work, i.e
(that is) that tells us something about the noun.
Relative Pronoun: who : used for people
which : used for things
that : used for both people and things
EXAMPLES
I like goods that/which are useful
These are commodities that/which are essential
Each of the underlined sentences (that/which are useful; that/which are essential)
does the work of an adjective. They make complete sense only when they are used with
another sentence. They are called Adjective Clause. The whole sentences are called
Complex Sentences
CHOOSE THE RIGHT MEANING FROM THE LIST ON THE RIGHT AND THEN
WRITE A SENTENCE USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN
EXAMPLE: An architect is someone who design building
1. An architect is someone ……………. she/he helps pregnant women
2. A vegetarian is someone…………….. she/he takes care of patients in hospital
3. A midwife is someone ……………….. she/he designs building
4. A radiographer is someone ……….. she/he takes care a baby
5. A nurse is someone ……………… she/he gives anesthesia to patients
6. A hematologist is someone ……………. she/he does not eat meat
7. A baby sitter is someone ………………. she/he x-rays patients
8. An anesthetist is someone ……………. she/he studies about blood
ANSWER :
1. An architect is someone who designs buildings
2. A vegetarian is someone who doesn't eat meat
3. A midwife is someone she helps pregnant women
4. A radiographer is someone who x-ray patient
5. A nurse is someone who takes care of patients in a hospital
6. A hematologist is someone who studies about blood
7. A baby sitter is someone she takes care of the baby
8. An anesthetist is someone who gives anesthesia to a patient
