Adjective clause/ Relative Clouses

Adjective clause is a clause that serve as adjectives. for example, as we know, adjectives are words that describe nouns. Thus, the adjective clause also serves, namely giving details on nouns. Usually beginning with clause adjectively . relative pronoun or relative of an adverb .
The functions of a clause or a relative clause adjectively .

    *  Clarify or can also be used to define a person or object which is being discussed, without creating a new sentence.
    * Avoid unnecessary Word repetition. Remember, avoid repetition as much as possible.

-  'Whose ' is used to replace nouns belong to ' his ', ' her ', ' their '.
- ' Whom ' is used to replace pronouns if its position is as an object in the relative clause. In the United
- ' who' used in case of a person , to talk about clause adjectively . instead of a noun .
- ' That ' or ' which ' is used if the adjective clause discussing object, not a person.
- ' That ' is more commonly used than the ' which '. However, non-defining should only be using the ' which '.
Kingdom orally, ' whom ' is often replaced by the ' who ', ' that ', or omitted altogether.
- ' Where ' is used if the relative clause discussed somewhere
- ' when' used if it is a relative clause talking about time .

examples:

   1. Rudi has a car
      It is look very old
      Rudi has a car which look is very old.

   2. The motorcycle hit Rudi
      The motorcycle has a nice colour
      The motorcycle that hit Rudi has a nice colour

   3. My sister phoned me
      She ask about the news
      The person whom phoned me to ask about the news is my sister

  4. The driver out of motorcycle before accident
      The motorcycle has been destroyed
      The motorcycle whose driver out of motorcycle before accident has been destroyed
       
   5. My sister give me present
      This day is my birthday
      My sister give me present when my birthday

   6. He is always angry
      She leaves him
      He is always angry why she leaves

   7. The school is new
      My sister study in the school
      The school where she study is new

  8.  My friend called me
      They stand in front of the door
      The people who called me in front of the door are my friend

Article countaining adjactive clauses then underline

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Do these exrcise

1. I talked to the woman she was sitting next to me
    I talked to the woman who was sitting next to me
2. I have a class it begins at 08.00 Am
    I have a class which begins at 08.00 Am
3. The man called the police his car was stolen
    The man whose car was stolen called the police
4. The building is very old he lives there
    The building where he lives is very old
5. The woman was ms Silvy I saw her
    The woman whom I saw was ms Silvy

Referensi:
http://stress.about.com/od/tensiontamers/a/music_therapy.htm
http://celotehan.faluphi.com/2010/02/adjective-clauses.html
http://www.misterguru.web.id/2011/09/menggabungkan-kalimat-menggunakan.html
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/pronouns-relative.htm
http://eslbee.com/AdjClauses.htm
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/documents/standsum/com3a2a.cfm