Adjective/Relative Clauses

Function: modify the nouns

I saw a pretty girl.
Who -> I saw a girl who (yang) was pretty
and friendly.
Main clause: I saw a girl.
Sub clause: She Who was pretty and
friendly.
Whom -> I saw a girl whom (yang) Maryam
knew.
Main clause: I saw a girl.
Sub clause: Maryam knew her whom.
Which -> I saw a car which (yang) was very
luxurious.
Whose -> I met Hannah whose (yang)
brother (nya) is our friend.
I met a cat whose fur was soft
and pretty.
Exercise A
Change these sentences into adjective
clause.
1. SC: They ate meatball.
MC: Rio and Ria went to a mall.
Rio and Ria who ate meatball went to a
mall.

2. MC: My father will buy flowers.

SC: They Which will be planted in the
garden.
My father will buy flowers which will be
planted in the garden.
3. MC: The cat has been found.
SC: Someone stole it which yesterday.
The cat which someone stole yesterday has
been found.

4. SC: I came to her whose house yesterday.

MC: Ani is my friend.
Ani whose house I came to yesterday is my
friend.

5. SC: I invite her whom to go with me.

MC: Sinta is my girlfriend.
Sinta whom I invite to go with me is my
girlfriend.
6. MC: This laptop was bought by Mr.
Ganesh.
SC: His Whose daughter is cute.
This laptop was bought by Mr. Ganesh
whose daughter is cute.

7. MC: Indah is a good worker.

SC: She Who will graduate next year.
Indah who will graduate next year is a good
worker.

8. MC: Henry went to Japan.

SC: He Who traveled around the world.
Henry who traveled around the world went
to Japan.
9. SC: It Which left me at the airport.
MC: The plane flew at 9.
The plane which left me at the airport flew
at 9.

10. MC: I love this meatball.

SC: Somebody ate it which after I had
gone.
I love this meatball which somebody ate
after I had gone.
Exercise B
Complete these sentences using the correct
relative pronoun.
1. The police has caught the man who/that
committed the theft last night.
2. The French language is different from the
Latin language which/that was once spoken
throughout Europe.
3. Dicky and Sintia …….. I bought book are
my students.
4. Show me the place ……. you put the keys.
5. Do you know Mr Hadi ………. I talked with
yesterday?
6. The patient carried out in the
ambulance…….brought the patient in to
hospital.
7. The water…… was drunk by my brother
had had much sugar.
8. The teacher …… the students saw in the
classroom is beautiful.
9. The rain …… was coming so hard came
with hard wind.
10. I will teach the students this afternoon
….. celebrate their friends winner in match
competition.
Exercise C
Find the errors and correct it.
1. The phone who I bought yesterday is
expensive.

2. Broccoli whom people often leave

uneaten is very nutritious.

3. The lady whom lives across the street is

my aunt.

4. I don't like the man whose is really

arrogant.

5. Randy whom children are cute had so

many good moments last year.
6. Vika whose I gave apples has five sisters.