Pada sebuah adjective clause banyak mengandung ekpresi dari quantity (jumlah) seperti:
- some of
- one of
- many of
- most of
- none of
- two of
- half of
- both of
- neither of
- each of
- all of
- several of
- a few of
- little of
- a number of
- ect
Conjungction-nya menggunakan
whom untuk person
which untuk non person
whose + Noun untuk keduanya
Contoh:
Di kelasku ada 20 murid. Banyak dari mereka dari Jakarta
In my class there are 20 students. Most of them are from Jakarta
Jadi:
In my class there are 20 students, most of whom are from Jakarta.
Adejective Clause : most of whom are from Jakarta
conjunction : most of whom
Note: Menggunakan ekpresi quantity selalu di awali atau di apit koma
Macam-Macam dari penggunaan ekpresi quantity
a. penggunaan ekpresi quantity mirip RPS
b. penggunaan ekpresi quantity mirip RPO
a. penggunaan ekpresi quantity mirip RPS
Pola :
RPS Noun + Conjunction + V
UQ Noun + Conjunction + V
Contoh :
Saya menikahi 2 gadis. Salah satu dari mereka gemuk.
I married 2 girls. One of them is fat.
Jadi :
I married 2 girls, one of whom is fat.
he gave several problems. Only a few of them were valid.
Jadi:
he gave several problems, only a few of which were valid.
The teacher discussed Dian. One of her problems was poor study habits.
Jadi:
The teacher discussed Dian, one of whose problems was poor study habits .
b. penggunaan ekpresi quantity mirip RPO
Pola:
RPO : Noun + Conjunction + S + Vt
UQ : Noun + Conjunction + S + Vt
Contoh:
Jhon menikahi 2 wanita. Jim mencintai salah satu dari mereka,
Jhon married 2 women. Jim loved one of them.
Jadi:
Jhon married 2 women, one of whom Jim loved.
Conjunction : one of whom
Subject : Jim
Verb: Loved
Sub Clause: one of whom Jim loved
Banyak gadis menemuiku. Saya melihat beberapa dari mereka.
Many girls met me. I saw some of them.
Jadi:
Many girls, some of whom i saw
Sumber:
Understanding and using english (Betty S.A)