Relative Clauses menggunakan
Klausa relatif adalah bagian dari kalimat kompleks dan memberikan informasi penting tentang seseorang atau sesuatu.
The person who called you is my brother.
This is the restaurant where we first met.
Ada dua jenis klausa relatif:
- Klausa relatif penentu memberikan informasi penting
- Klausa relatif non-defining memberikan informasi tambahan yang tidak penting
Defining Relative Clauses
Klausa relatif penentu memberikan informasi penting, sehingga tidak dapat dihapus dari kalimat.- tidak dipisahkan dengan koma
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pronomina relatif dapat diganti dengan “that”
The teacher who helped me was very kind. The teacher that helped me was very kind.The laptop which I bought yesterday is expensive. The laptop that I bought yesterday is expensive.
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dalam beberapa kasus, kata ganti relatif who / which / that dapat dihilangkan jika menjadi objek dalam klausa
The movie that we watched yesterday was amazing. The movie we watched yesterday was amazing.The person who I met at the conference was very friendly. The person I met at the conference was very friendly.The book which she recommended helped me a lot. The book she recommended helped me a lot.
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setelah kata-kata all, everything, nothing, something, anything, the only, the first, the last biasanya kita tidak menggunakan which atau who — sebagai gantinya biasanya memakai that.
All that we need now is a little patience.
Everything that he said was true.
Nothing that you do can change the situation.
Something that you told me yesterday made me think.
Anything that helps you learn is worth trying.
She is the only person that understands me.
This is the first book that really inspired me.
That was the last message that he sent me.
Defining Relative Clauses examples
The student who sits next to me is from Brazil.
The car that I bought last year is already having problems.
The restaurant where we usually have lunch is closed today.
The woman whose laptop was stolen called the security guard.
The book that you recommended helped me understand the topic.
Non-defining Relative Clauses
non-defining relative clause memberikan informasi tambahan yang tidak penting dan dapat dihapus tanpa mengubah makna utama.-
selalu dipisahkan dengan koma
My sister, who lives in Paris, is visiting me next month.
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kami menggunakan who / which / whose / whom; kami tidak dapat menggunakan that
This book, which was published in 1990, is now very rare.
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dalam klausa non-defining, kata ganti penghubung tidak boleh dihilangkan
The museum, where we spent the whole day, is being renovated.
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Which dapat merujuk pada seluruh klausa sebelumnya dan memberi komentar tentang situasinya
She didn’t come to the meeting, which surprised everyone.
Defining Relative Clauses examples
My brother, who works as a lawyer, lives in London.
This laptop, which I bought on sale, has a very good battery life.
Our teacher, who is very strict, rarely cancels classes.
The museum, which was founded in 1920, attracts thousands of visitors every year.
Paris, where I spent my childhood, will always feel like home to me.