ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

Disebut juga dengan Relative Clause atau Relative Pronoun.

Pengertian :
Adjective clause merupakan klausa yang tidak dapat berdiri sendiri atau disebut juga sebagai
dependent clause, perannya adalah memodifikasi pronoun dan noun dalam suatu kalimat yang
kompleks. Kata-kata pada Adjective Clause dapat diartikan “yang”.

Cara cepat :
- who + diikuti to be/verb
- whom + diikuti pronoun (I, you, we, they, she, he, it, Mia, father)
- whose+ diikuti noun (kata benda)
- which (selain manusia)
- when (untuk waktu)
- where (untuk tempat/lokasi)
- why (untuk alasan)

Example :
 I met a man who worked at Google.
 I saw a girl whom I adore.
 Nita walked with a new friend whose bag was black.
 Fahmi reads a new book which is expensive.
 Ken didn’t remember when he met Doni.
 Mother don’t know where she put her wallet.
 Jim doesn’t know why his mother angry to him.

A. Choose the correct answer!

1. Vina’s brother, … is extremely diligent, named his new baby Tommy.
A. that B. whom C. who D. which E. whose

2. The car … was bought by Adam two year ago has broken down so many times.
A. whom B. which C. whose D. who E. where

3. The man … is eating ramen noodles on the convenience store lives near my house.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose E. why

4. The poor boy is sleeping on the mattress … is too dirty and old.
A. which B. that C. whose D. when E. why

5. The worker … you are looking won’t be back to the office today.
A. whom B. for whom C. to whom D. who E. whose

6. Marie Curie, … husband worked as a laboratory instructor, was a pioneer in the field of radiology.
A. whose B. who C. whom D. which E. where

7. It was Sarah … couldn’t stop fooling around.

A. whom B. that C. which D. who E. when

8. People … eat fruits and vegetables may have more attractive skin color.
A. that B. which C. whom D. why E. whose
9. The software … maker was unknown was used by many retailers.
A. that B. whom C. whose D. who E. when

10. The person … I want to send this package has moved to unknown location.
A. to whom B. whom C. from whom D. who E. which

11. The little girl … is running down the hill is my neighbor’s daughter.
A. whom B. who C. which D. when E. why

12. The homeless was sleeping on the sidewalk, … was dirty and smell very bad.
A. that B. which C. where D. whose E. who

13. Today is the day … most people in Indonesia get the day off.
A. that B. which C. when D. who E.
whom

14. Who is moved the papers ...... I left on my desk?

A. who B. whom C. that D. which E. where

15. You should complain to the people ....... supplied it.7

A. not all B. who C. which D. that E. whom

16. They arrested the man ...... was over the alcohol limit.
A. that B. which C. whom D. who E. why

17. The men, ....... were in a hurry, didn't finish the job properly.
A. that B. who C. which D. whom E. whose

18. The pub, ........ lost its license, has been turned into a shop.
A. which B. that C. where D. who E. whom

19. Two guys, ....... car had broken down, asked me for a lift.
A. whose B. whom C. which D. who E. when

20. I'd love to meet the idiot ...... made these rules.
A. that B. which C. whose D. who E. whom

21. She failed the exam, ...... came as a great surprise to us all.
A. whose B. which C. that D. who E. when

22. The film, ...... lasted for three hours, was boring.
A. what B. which C. whom D. who E. when

23. The flats, ....... will house over two hundred families, were completed last month.
A. whose B. that C. which D. who E. whom

24. The boxer ...... career was ruined by health problems was on TV last night.
A. whose B. whom C. who D. that E. why

25. The bag … was bought by my mother two years ago has broken.
A. which B. whom C. who D. that E. whose
26. Ruby, … is extremely diligent, named his new baby Tommy.
A. that B. whom C. who D. what E. whose
27. The woman … is eating burger, lives near my house.
A. which B. whom C. who D. what E. where

28. People … eat fruits and vegetables may have more attractive skin color.
A. what B. which C. whom D. whose E. who

B. Complete these sentences!

1. I looked for the man __________________ give me honey.
2. The table ________________ was made of wood has broken.
3. Irwan is the one for ____________________ I’m waiting.
4. The girl _________________ bag I want to buy is my friend.
5. The girl _________________ has short hair is Luna.
6. What's the name of the man ___________________ car you borrowed?
7. A cemetery is a place ______________________ people are buried.
8. A pacifist is a person _____________________ believes that all wars are wrong.
9. An orphan is a child _____________________ parents are dead.
10. The place __________________ we spent our holidays was really beautiful.
11. This school is only for children _________________ first language is not English.
12. I don't know the name of the woman to ________________ I spoke on the phone.
13. Jake and Jessica Carter, __________________ got married about a year ago, recently bought a new
house.
14. The Jetsons ________________ live across the street from Jake and Jessica, have promised to
help them put in a new lawn.
15. The flats, __________________ will house over two hundred families, were completed last month.