Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Reduced Adjective Clause – Reduced adjective clause maksudnya adalah mereduksi/ menghilangkan suatu bagian dari clausa adjective. Hal ini dapat dilakukan apabila di dalam suatu complex sentence hanya terdapat satu subjek. Pada kalimat aktif, relative pronoun dan verb to be dihapus lalu ditambahkan –ing pada kata kerja nya sehingga membentuk present participle. Sedangkan pada kalimat pasif, relative pronoun dan verb to be dihapus lalu ditambahkan being sebelum past participle.
Contoh Kalimat Reduced Adjective Clause :
1. Kalimat Aktif
| Complex Sentence Adjective Clause | Reduced Adjective Clause |
|---|---|
| The man who often gives me flowers is my boyfriend. The dog that always sits on that blue chair is Rina’s dog. The woman who always wears the big black hat is Mrs. Rosalinda. He is the man who always supports me everyday. The little boy who often comes to my house is my neighbour. | The man often giving me flowers is my boyfriend. (Laki-laki yang sering memberikan saya bunga adalah pacar saya.) The dog always sitting on that blue chair is Rina’s dog. (Anjing yang selalu duduk di bangku biru itu adalah anjing milik Rina.) The woman always wearing the big black hat is Mrs. Rosalinda. (Wanita yang selalu memakai topi hitam besar itu adalah nyonya Rosalinda.) He is the man always supporting me everyday. (Dia adalah laki-laki yang selalu mendukung saya setiap hari.) The little boy often coming to my house is my neighbour. (Anak kecil yang sering datang ke rumah saya adalah tetangga saya.) |
2. Kalimat Pasif
| Complex Sentence Adjective Clause | Reduced Adjective Clause |
|---|---|
| The car which is being washed is mine. The laptop which is being repaired is full of virus. The guitar which is being played by Roni is mine. The man who was bumped by a car is my friend. | The car being washed is mine. (Mobil yang sedang dicuci itu adalah milik saya) The laptop being repaired is full of virus. (Laptop yang sedang diperbaiki itu banyak virusnya.) The guitar being played by Roni is mine. (Gitar yang dimainkan Roni adalah milik saya.) The man bumped by a car is my friend. (Laki-laki yang ditabrak mobil itu adalah teman saya.) |
3. Subject + Preposition
| Complex Sentence Adjective Clause | Reduced Adjective Clause |
|---|---|
| The house which is in front of us is Mr. Renold’s house. The theather which is behind of my house was built in 2011. | The house in front of us is Mr. Renold’s house. (Rumah yang ada dihadapan kita adalah rumah tuan Renold.) The theather behind of my house was built in 2011. (Bioskop yang ada di belakang rumah saya dibangun tahun 2011.) |
