Diskusi 7 Grammar Analysis

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Adjective Clause is closely related to the term That Clause and That Relative.
What are the differences given to the That Clause and That Relative?

Answers:

Adjective Clauses are dependent clause that modify noun or pronouns, it is introduced by the relative pronouns who, whom, whose, that, where, when, and which (Praba, 2017). Adjective clause is one of subordinate clause, they function as adjectives in the sentence, modifying a noun or pronoun (Wilson & Barlow, 2020). Adjective clauses fall into two types: restrictive and non-restrictive (Praba, 2017).

Restrictive clauses limit or identify such nouns and cannot be removed from a sentence without changing the sentence’s meaning. Meanwhile, Nonrestrictive clauses provide additional but optional descriptions that can be excised from a sentence without altering its meaning or structure. And they both function as adjective clauses because they describe the antecedents of their nouns.

“That-clauses” refer to the restrictive adjective clause. We can use relative pronouns that, who, whom, or whose. Restrictive clauses include information that are essential for the purpose of the sentence. Without these the sentence may not make sense or convey the intended meaning. That is, the clause restricts (makes specific) whatever it refers to. The clause follows who, which or that. It is not separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.

For example: Weeds that float on the surface should be removed before they decay.

(In the sentence above, we are not talking about all weeds, but only weeds that float on the surface. If that float on the surface is omitted, then the meaning of this sentence will change and become different.)

Meanwhile, “That relative” refer to non-restrictive adjective clause, non-restrictive clauses provide additional but optional descriptions that can be excised from a sentence without altering its meaning or structure. A non-restrictive adjective clause is simply adding extra information. Non-restrictive adjective clauses need commas around them.

For example: Mr. James, who likes to eat popcorns, is a great football coach

References:

Azar, B. C. 2022. Understanding and Using English Grammar, Third Edition. London. Longman Pearson Education

Praba, Utari dkk. 2017. Buku Materi Pokok MPBI 5202/3SKS/Modul 1-9: Grammar Analysis. Tangerang Selatan, Banten: Universitas Terbuka.