A relative clause is a kind of subordinate clause that contains an element whose interpretation is provided by an antecedent on which the subordinate clause is grammatically dependent; that is, there is an anaphoric relation between the relativized element in the relative clause, and the antecedent on which it depends.
Typically, a relative clause modifies a noun or noun phrase, and uses some grammatical device to indicate that one of the arguments within the relative clause has the same referent as that noun or noun phrase. For example, in the sentence I met a man who wasn't there, the subordinate clause who wasn't there is a relative clause, since it modifies the noun man, and uses the pronoun who to indicate that the same "man" is referred to within the subordinate clause (in this case, as its subject)....
In many European languages, relative clauses are introduced by a special class of pronouns called relative pronouns; such as who in the example just given. In other languages, relative clauses may be marked in different ways: they may be introduced by a special class of conjunctions called relativizers; the main verb of the relative clause may appear in a special morphological variant; or a relative clause may be indicated by word order alone. In some languages, more than one of these mechanisms may be possible.
A clause that generally modifies a noun or noun phraseand is introduced by a relative pronoun (which, that, who, whom, whose), a relative adverb (where, when, why), or azero relative. Also known as an adjective clause.
A relative clause is one that’s connected to the main clause of the sentence by a word such as who,whom, which, that, or whose.
For example:
- It reminded him of the house that he used to live in.
- The items, which are believed to be family heirlooms, included a grandfather clock worth around £3,000.
Examples and Observations:
- "It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages." (Henry Ford)
- "100% of the people who give 110% do not understand math." (Demtri Martin, This Is a Book. Grand Central, 2011)
- "More than 840,000 Vietnamese asylum seekers left the Communist regime and arrived in the countries of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. These people, who came to be known as the 'boat people,' risked their lives at sea in search for freedom." (Tai Van Nguyen, The Storm of Our Lives: A Vietnamese Family's Boat Journey to Freedom. McFarland, 2009)
- "She had plenty of acquaintances, but no friends. Very few people whom she met were significant to her. They seemed part of a herd, undistinguished." (D.H. Lawrence, The Rainbow, 1915)
Sumber:
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar