Structure Question: Adjective Clause Connector (Skill 10)

Skill Sebelumnya: Adjective clause connector (Skill 9)

Di Skill 9 dijelaskan bahwa Adjective Clause Connector (whom, which, that) hanya digunakan sebagai connector. In skill 10, Adjective clause connector (who, which, that) tidak hanya berfungsi sebagai connector tapi pada saat bersamaan juga berfungsi sebagai subject.

Perhatikan dua contoh kalimat di bawah ini:

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Di contoh pertama, ada dua buah klausa/kalimat:

• We are looking at the house. We merupakan subject untuk Verb are looking for, dan that yang merupakan subject untuk verb is. Kedua kalimat.klausa ini juga di hubungkan dengan sebuah connector yaitu that. Berarti bahwa THAT mempunyai dua fungsi sebagai subject dan connector.

Pada contoh kedua, juga ada dua buah kalimat/klausa:

• The house yang merupakan subject untuk verb Seems, dan that yang merupakan subject untuk verb is. That mempunyai dua fungsi, sebagai Subject untuk verb is dan connector yang menghubungkan kedua klausa tersebut.

Berikut ini adalah contoh penggunaan Adjective clause connector/subject dalam soal TOEFL Test.

______ just dropped off a package for you is my sister.


(A) The woman
(B) The woman who
(C) Because the woman
(D) With the woman

Analisa:

• Kalimat di atas memiliki dua Verb; dropped dan is, tapi belum memiliki subject.

• Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah (B) The woman who. Woman merupakan subject untuk verb is dan who merupakan subject untuk verb dropped. Who also function as connector yang menghubungkan kedua klause/kalimat tsb.  

 Chart dibawah ini menunjukan bagaimana menggunakan adjective clause connector/subject.

EXERCISE 10:

Read the following sentences and check if they are correct or incorrect

1. The children that were vaccinated did not get sick. (Correct)

2. I did not vote for the politician who he just won the election. (Incorrect)

• Correct Answer: I didn't vote for the politician who just won the election

3. The dog that barking belongs to my neighbor. (Incorrect)

• Correct answer: The dog that is barking belongs to my neighbor.

4. I took two of the blue pills, which were very effective. (Correct)

5. We rented an apartment from the landlord who does he own the buildings on Maple Street. (Incorrect)

• We rented an apartment from the landlord who owns the building on Maple Street.

 6. She forgot to attend the meeting which it began at 11:00. (Incorrect)

• Correct Answer: She forgot to attend the meeting which began at 11:00

7. Any student who does not turn in the paper by Friday will fail the class. (Correct)

8. The people which came in late had to sit at the back. (Incorrect)

• The people who came in late had to sit at the back.

9. The courses that satisfy the graduation requirements they are difficult. (Incorrect)

• Correct Answer: The courses that satisfy the graduation are difficult.

10. After dinner she went to visit her parents, who were living down the street. (Correct)