English Grammar : Clause

Learn Grammar | English Grammar : Clause | Clause is a group of words that already have a subject and predicate are used to express an idea or complete thoughts. Due to already have a subject and predicate of the clause could be called a sentence.
When a sentence has more than one clause, ie one as independent clause and the other as a dependent clause, the sentence would be complex.

Thus the clause which forms a complex sentence is as follows:
a. Consisting of one as a main clause (independent clause, main clause, independent clause)
b. Consists of one or more subordinate clauses (clause section, clause bound, dependent clause.)

 

COMPLEX SENTENCE
Independent Clause	Conjunctions	Dependent Clause
I forgot to ask	how	his brother was
He asked me	whether	I came to her house
They invited the man	whom	I met yesterday

From the above scheme can be seen that among the independent clause and a dependent clause, we connect by using conjunctions. Conjunction that is often used in complex sentences is: what, Whom, where, , why, how, Whose, Whom, which, that, if, whether. Likewise: whoever, Whenever. whatever.

Dependent clause in a complex sentence according to its function can be divided into three:

a. Dependent clause that functions as a noun clause
b. Dependent clause that functions as an Adjective clause
c. Dependent clause that functions as an adverbial clause.

Noun Clause

Noun clause is a dependent clause that functions as a noun, because its function as a noun, then the location of the noun clause can be at the beginning of a sentence (functioning as the subject) can be placed after the transitive verb Wherever serves as an object and can serve as a complement.

example :

• What I need now is book (Noun clause as subject)
• Where he lives is near the beach (Noun clause as subject )
• That he got scholarship made him happy ( Noun clause as subject)
• What he promised made her unhappy (Noun clause as subject)
• I don't know what he means (Noun clause as object)
• Mary likes what Hari does (Noun clause as object)

Adjective Clause
Adjective clause is a dependent clause that functions as an adjective, because it functions as an adjective clause, the stretcher is used to describe nouns.

example :
The boy who robbed you has been arrested.
The underlined word to testify on the noun "boy" (explaining "boy"). Thus the clause serves as an adjective clause. Note the translation of the sentence.

• The girl who is reading the novel is Niken.
• The girl that serves in the shop is the owner's daughter
• The book is about the man that deserts his wife.

The use of relative pronoun in the adjective clause can be shown in the following diagram:

Position
Explain	Subject	Object
People	That, who	Whose
Noun	Which, that	Of which, whose

Adverbial Clause
Adverbial clause is a clause that functions as an adverb. Because of its function as an adverb clause is then used to describe a verb or predicate.
example :
1. My father came when I was studying English
When I was studying explains adverb "came"

2. Dian will do whatever he wants to.
Whatever he wants to explains intransitive verb "do"

3. Marry is used to watching TV after the studies.
After she studies explains the verb "watching".
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