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COMPLEX

SENTENCES

wit h an adj ect ive clause

Wr it ing 1

Sar i Hidayat i, M.A

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.

Adj ect ive Clause (Relat ive Clause)

2.

Adverbial Clause

3.

Noun Clause

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This unit f ocuses on complex

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.

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 wher e

ref er t o a t ime or a place

Not e:

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.

1. John Fish explained t he complex st ruct ure of

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

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.

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WRITING PRACTICE

Writ e complex sent ences cont aining an

adj ect ive cl ause as a response t o t he