NOUN CLAUSE, ADJECTIVE CLAUSE, ADVERBIAL CLAUSE

NOUN CLAUSE

Noun clause adalah klausa yang berfungsi sebagai nomina.

Example :

1.    I like what she is reading.

2.    She doesn’t know whom she loves more.

3.    I still remember what you did last summer.

4.    Whom she loves more will be happy.

5.    How the budget got in is a mystery.

6.    I do not understand how all it happened. 

7.    What she is reading is very interesting.

8.    He says (that) they plan to come to the dance.

9.    Please listen to what your teacher is saying.

10.  I never realize what a pretty girl she is.

Karena fungsinya sebagai nomina, maka noun clause dapat menduduki posisi-posisi berikut:

1. Subject of the sentence

What he gets makes his family proud.

2. Direct object

I know where her house is.

3. Indirect object

The President will give whatever the Indonesia National Football Team gets an appreciation.

4. Subjective Complement

That is what you want.

5. Objective complement

They will name their dog whatever they want to.

6. Object of a prepositions

The old lady cried for whatever his husband did.

7. Appositive

John, whom i met yesterday, will be my new business partner.

8. Object of a participle

Remembering what she promised, I tried to be better.

9. Object of an infinitive

They requested me to notice what they spoke.

10. Object of a gerund

Rejecting what he wants makes me unhappy.

ADVERBIAL CLAUSE

Adverbial Clause adalah clause(anak kalimat) yang berfungsi sebagai Adverb, yakni menerangkan kata kerja. Adverbial clause biasanya diklasifikasikan berdasarkan "arti/maksud" dari Conjunction (kata penghubung yang mendahuluinya).

Jenis-jenis Adverbial clause antara lain:

1. Clause of Time
- Shut the door before you go out.

- You may begin when(ever) you are ready.

- While he was walking home, he saw an accident.

- By the time I arrive, Alex will have left.

2. Clause of Place
- They sat down wherever they could find empty seats

- The guard stood where he was positioned.

- Where there is poverty, there we find discontent and unrest.

3. Clause of Contrast
- Mary wanted to stop, whereas I wanted to go on.

- Although it is late, we'll stay a little longer.

- He is very friendly, even if he is a clever student.

4. Clause of Manner
- He did as I told him.

- You may finish it how you like.

- They may beat us again, like they did in 1978.

5. Clause of Purpose and Result
- They went to the movie early (in order) to find the best seats.

- She bought a book so (that) she could learn English

- He is saving his money so that he may take a long vacation.

6. Clause of Cause and Effect
-  It was such a hot day that we decided to stay indoors. atau It was so hot a day that we decided to stay indoors.

-  It was such an interesting book that he couldn't put it down. Atau It was so interesting a book that he couldn't put it down.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

Adjective Clause dinamakan juga Relative Clause, yaitu Clause(anak kalimat) yang berfungsi sebagai adjective yang menerangkan noun atau pronoun.


Example:

1.    I like the book that she is reading.

2.    She doesn’t know the one whom she loves more.

3.    I still remember the killing that you did last summer.

4.    The one whom she loves more will be happy.

5.    The killing that you did last summer will never be forgotten.

6.    The lesson that she is learning is very difficult.

7.    This is the girl whose picture you saw.

8.    The ideas which are presented in that book are interesting.

9.    Anyone who wants to come with us is welcome.

10. I have read the book that you just mentioned.