SKILL 24

REDUCED CLAUSE
 REDUCED CLAUSE adalah klausa yang dipendekkan atau yang Sebagian elemennya
dihilangkan

NORMAL REDUCED
The woman who is waving to us is the tour guide The woman waving to us is the tour guide.
The letter which was written last week arrived today The letter written last week arrived today
The pitcher that is on the table is full of iced tea The pitcher on the table is full of iced tea

I don’t understand the article which appears in today’s paper I don’t understand the article appearing in today’s paper.

Note : Tidak semua adjective clause dapat di reduce

Normal Reduced
The woman that I just met is the tour guide x
The letter which you sent me arrived yesterday x
EXERCISE
1. The port of Los Angeles, which is the busiest US cargo port for trans-pacific trade,
A B
is stretching across 7500 acres of land and water is the number one port in the US
C D
2. Ionizing radiation that exposed to human skin can lead to cellular damage and the
A B C
future development of cancer
D
3. While each of the body’s cells has a distinctive function, stem cells are cells that

can develop into practically any type of cell needing.

4. Bacteria, that is the very first form of cellular life, is considered as one of the oldest

fossils spread all over the world