Adjective Clauses

An adjective clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun.  It is possible to combine the following two sentences to form one sentence containing an adjective clause:              

    The children are going to visit the museum.
    They are on the bus.

The children who are on the bus are going to visit the museum.
                  | adjective clause |

In the sentence above, there are two other ways to write the sentence correctly using the second sentence as the adjective clause. 

The children that are on the bus are going to visit the museum.
The children       on the bus       are going to visit the museum.

Some other sentences can be combined into a sentence using adjective clauses in a variety of ways, and they are all correct.  Note the variety of ways in which the following two sentences can be combined.

The church is old.
My grandparents were married there.

The church where my grandparents were married is old.
The church in which my grandparents were married is old.
The church which my grandparents were married in is old.
The church that my grandparents were married in is old.
The church my grandparents were married in is old

In the sentences above, the adjective clauses are underlined.  All answers are correct.  Note the use of the word "in" and how and where it is used.

An adjective clause with a subject pronoun - such as which, that or who - can also be shortened into a phrase.

You can shorten an adjective clause in two ways:

1.      Omit the subject pronoun and verb.

2.      Omit the subject pronoun and change the verb to the form ending in "ing."

Here are some examples of how to create an adjective phrase:

·         Adjective Clause: The books, which are lost, are not really necessary.

·         Adjective Phrase: The books lost are not really necessary.

·         Adjective Clause: The girl who is running is my best friend.

·         Adjective Phrase: The girl running is my best friend.

·         Adjective Clause: Something that smells bad may be rotten.

·         Adjective Phrase: Something smelling bad may be rotten.

Remember, the goal of an adjective clause is to add more information to a noun or a pronoun. You can add the information by including a few more words or by changing the adjective clause to a phrase.

Report Text

Definition of Report
Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic observation and analysis.

Generic Structure of Report
1. General classification: Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal, public place, plant, etc which will be discussed in general
2. Description: Describing the thing which will be discussed in detail; part per part , customs or deed for living creature and usage for materials

Language Feature of Report
• Introducing group or general aspect
• Using conditional logical connection; when, so, etc
• Using simple present tense 

Example :

A House Cat

House cat is one of the world's greatest predators. These cats can kill or take a few thousand species. But because of its small size, cats are not dangerous to humans-the only danger that can arise is the possibility of rabies infection caused by a cat bite.  

Cats can be fatal to an ecosystem that is not the place to stay natural. In some cases, cats contributed to or caused extinctions. Cats catch and paralyze prey in a manner similar to the lions and tigers - prey by biting the neck of sharp canines that injure the spinal cord or cause the prey out of breath by destroying the throat.

 

 

Asking and giving opinions

materi semester 1 pada kelas XI-IPA adalah Asking and giving opinions.

 Asking opinion is to ask other people's opinions on an issue.  
Giving opinion is to express an opinion on a matter or issue.

A. Asking Opinion
Formal :

•        Have you got any comments on …..
•        Do you have any idea?
•        Do you have any opinion on ……
•        Would you give me your opinion on……….?
•        What is your reaction to ….
•        What is your opinion about……….?
•        What are you feeling about………….?
•        What are your views on……….?
•        Please give me your frank opinion?

Informal

•        What do you think of…….?
•        What do you think about………?
•        What is your opinion?
•        Why do they behave like that?
•        Do you think it’s going?
•        How do you like?
•        How was the trip?
•        How do you think of Rina’s idea ?

B. Giving Opinion
Informal

•        I think I like it.
•        I don’t think I care for it.
•        I think it’s good/nice/terrific……..
•        I think that awful/not nice/terrible…………
•        I don’t think much of it.
•        I think that……..
•        In my opinion, I would rather……….
•        In my case …..
•        What I’m more concerned with ….
•        What I have in my mind is………
•        From my point of view ….
  
  
  

  Asking	Giving
  What do you think ...?	Well, I think ...
  What's your opinion about ...?	In my opinion I think ...
  How do you feel about ...?	I feel that we should ...
  What's your reaction to that?	My reaction is that we should ...
  Any comments, John?	May I make a comment on that?