RELATIVE PRONOUN

Relative pronouns adalah
kata ganti yang menunjuk
pada kata benda yang
mendahuluinya
(antecedent) yang
berfungsi sebagai
penghubung dalam
kalimat. Relative pronouns
biasa diletakkan di awal
subordinate clause atau
anak kalimat yang
menunjukkan relasi
terhadap keseluruhan
kalimat.
Kata ganti yang digunakan
adalah: who, whom,
whose, which, dan
that.
Contoh:
- The man who is sitting
in the corner is my friend.
- The boy whom we
visited is her boyfriend.
- The girl whose car was
sold will go to study
abroad.
- The filing cabinet, which
we purchase last week, is
very well built.
- The book that describes
about behaviour of animal
is expensive.
Kata who, whom, whose,
which, dan that pada
contoh di atas mengacu
pada kata sebelumnya
(the man, the boy, the
girl, the filling cabinet, the
book).
Perluasan relative
pronouns dengan kata
ganti seperti whoever,
whomever, whatever
dikenal sebagai indefinite
relative pronouns.
Contoh:
- The boy will tease
whomever he likes.
- She said whatever
came to mind.
- Let in whoever comes
to me.
Kata what juga dapat
digunakan sebagai
indefinite relative
pronouns, contoh:
- I will tell