1. English Practice. ND. https://www.englishpractice.

com/improve/complex-sentences-
adjective-clauses

o Adjective clauses are usually introduced by the relative pronouns who, which and that.
o Study the following example.
o The boy was caught. He had stolen the purse.
o These two simple sentences can be combined into a complex sentence by using an
adjective clause.
o The boy who had stolen the purse was caught.
o Here the subordinate clause ‘who had stolen the purse’ says something about the noun
‘the boy’. It therefore serves the purpose of an adjective.

2. English Grammar. 2011. https://www.englishgrammar.org/formation-complex-sentence-

adjective-clause

A complex sentence has at least one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. The
subordinate clause may be a noun clause, an adjective clause (relative clause) or an adverb
clause.

Study the following sentences.

 The boy was caught. He had stolen the bicycle.

These two sentences can be combined into a complex sentence by using the relative
pronoun who.

 The boy who had stolen the bicycle was caught.

 The man arrived on Monday. His name is Michael.

 The man whose name is Michael arrived on Monday.

 This is a fine opportunity. It should not be lost.

 This is a fine opportunity which should not be lost.

 This is an old fort. It was built during the 14th century.

 This is an old fort which was built during the 14th century.
3. Knowledgebeem. 2019. https://knowledgebeem.com/complex-sentence-exercise-of-
adjective-clause

Complex Sentence – Combination of two or more simple sentences into one complex
sentence by using an adjective clause –
1. My father will come from Delhi. I don’t know the time.

Complex – I don’t know the time when my father will come from Delhi.

2. The pen is mine. It is on the table.

Complex – The pen which is on the table, is mine.

3. Ramesh is a good boy.  He belongs to a good family.

Complex – Ramesh who is a good boy belongs to a good family.

Or
Ramesh is a good boy who belongs to a good family.

4. Johnson, Heather. 2013. https://parentingpatch.com/grammatical-functions-english-

adjective-clauses/

Salah satu jenis kalimat dalam bahasa Inggris yang harus kamu kuasai untuk meningkatkan
kemampuanmu adalah complex sentences atau kalimat kompleks bahasa Inggris. Di dalam
kalimat kompleks bahasa Inggris, terdapat dua klausa, yaitu klausa bebas atau klausa utama
(independent clause/main clause) dan klausa terikat (dependent clause/subordinate clause). 

Gunanya kamu memahami materi tentang complex sentences adalah kalimat bahasa Inggris

yang kamu buat atau ucapkan, akan lebih efektif, lebih rapi, dan memperlancar komunikasi.
Karena hal tersebut, kalau kamu tes TOEFL dan/atau IELTS, penggunaan complex
sentence bakal ngasih kamu skor yang besar. Terlebih kalau kamu gunakan ketika ngobrol
dengan native speaker, mereka akan lebih merasa dihargai karena kemampuanmu
menggunakan bahasa Inggris sudah masuk ke tingkat advance.

Anyway, mungkin kamu udah pernah mempelajari complex sentence sebelumnya. Biar nggak

lupa, yuk pahami lagi materinya. Jadi dalam complex sentence ada main
clause dan subordinate clause. Untuk menghubungkan kedua klausa ini, kamu bisa
menggunakan konjungsi (kata hubung) atau relative pronouns. Nah, klausa subordinatif yang
menggunakan relative pronouns disebut juga sebagai relative clause. Relative clause sendiri
juga bisa disebut sebagai adjective clause. Kok bisa yah? Sebelumnya, kita pahami dulu deh, apa
itu adjective clause.

Adjective clause adalah sebuah dependent clause yang digunakan sebagai kata sifat dalam

sebuah kalimat. Pada dasarnya, dalam kalimat kompleks bahasa Inggris, relative
clause berfungsi untuk menjelaskan kata benda atau frasa benda yang ada dalam kalimat
tersebut. Nah, fungsi ini juga ada pada adjective clause. Adjective clause biasanya dimulai
dengan relative pronouns (kata ganti relatif).

5. Nordquist, Richard. 2019. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-adjective-clause-p2-1689063

An adjective clause usually begins with a relative pronoun (which, that, who, whom, whose),
a relative adverb (where, when, why), or a zero relative.

See Examples below. Also, see:

 Contact Clause
 Relative Pronouns and Adjective Clauses
 Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Adjective Clauses