Adjective Clause

Adjective clauses or adjective clause is a dependent clause that has a subject and a predicate that does not stand alone in a sentence. The adjective clauses function as well as adjectives that describe nouns (noun) or pronouns (pronoun).

Consider the following example:
- The red coat (adjective)
- The which the coat I bought yesterday (adjective clause)

Just as the word "red" in the first instance, the dependent clause "which I bought yesterday" in the second example also describes the noun "coat". Adjective clause is located after nouns or pronouns are explained, while the adjective is earlier.


There are two types of words used in adjective clauses, ie relative pronouns and subordinate conjunctions.

1. Adjective clauses with relative pronouns: who, Whom, Whose, roomates, and that.
- Krakatoa, the which is a volcano on an Indonesian island, exploded.
- People who lived 3,520 kilometers away heard the noise.
- The Thousands Whom the tidal wave killed lived on the island of Java.
- A mole is an animal that lives underground.
- You'd be surprised at the number of children in this school Whose parents are divorced.

Relative pronouns in adjective clauses functioning position or describe nouns earlier. Note the first and second sentence above, relative pronouns are used to function as a subject in adjective clauses. While in the third sentence, the relative pronoun acts as the direct object of the verb.

2. Adjective clauses with subordinate conjunctions: when, where, and why.
- People still speak of the day when the explosion Occurred.
- The ocean covered the place where the volcano had been.
- Only Scientists can explain the reason why this disaster happened.
- Often I walk past the house where I was born.
- Do you remember that time when you fell into the swimming pool?
- I do not remember the reason why I went there.


Comma (,) in Adjective Clauses
If a clause is a meaning or meanings that are important (essential) then it is not necessary in the sentence punctuation comma (,).
- The man who wrote about the explosion was an Eyewitness.
Clauses who wrote about the explosion necessary and important to explain the man who is the subject of the sentence. Therefore it is not necessary commas.

But if the clause that only adds to the information from the subject of the sentence that has been clearly stated, it would require a comma (,).
- R.D. Verbeck, who was an Eyewitness, wrote about the explosion.
Clause was an Eyewitness who simply complete the information on the subject of the sentence is already known name.


Eliminate word Liaison (subordinating Word)
Note that the conjunction is often omitted from restrictive adjective clauses.
- The blast you read about Occurred in 1883.
- This is the place we saw the accident.
Or roomates said that in the first sentence above is eliminated after the blast said. In the second sentence, where eliminated after the said place.

If the conjunctive (subordinator) is the subject of the clause (the subject of the clause), then the conjunctions should not be omitted.
- That Is The place that looks dangerous. (Subject)
- The man who wrote about it saw it. (Subject)
- The blast (that) you read about Occurred in 1883.
- The blast that Occurred in 1883 was very destructive. (Subject)
- The ocean covered the place (where) the volcano had been.
- Give us the reason (why) this disaster happened.


Note

Adjective clauses that have meaning or meanings in the text referred to as restrictive (essential) clause, whereas if the function only adds to the information called nonrestrictive (nonessential) clause.

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