Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2

Relative Clause and Conditional Sentence

1. What is relative clause ! explain and find a passage then you determine its relative clause.

Definition:

A clause that generally modifies a noun or noun phrase and is introduced by a relative pronoun (which, that, who, whom, whose), a relative adverb (where, when, why), or a zero relative. Also known as an adjective clause.

A relative clause is a postmodifier--that is, it follows the noun or noun phrase it modifies. Relative clauses are traditionally divided into two types: restrictive and nonrestrictive.

Examples

"More than 840,000 Vietnamese asylum seekers left the Communist regime and arrived in the countries of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. These people, who came to be known as the 'boat people,' risked their lives at sea in search for freedom."
(Tai Van Nguyen, The Storm of Our Lives: A Vietnamese Family's Boat Journey to Freedom. McFarland, 2009)

"She had plenty of acquaintances, but no friends. Very few people whom she met were significant to her. They seemed part of a herd, undistinguished."
(D.H. Lawrence, The Rainbow, 1915)

2. What is conditional sentences ! how many types of conditional sentences are there ? make examples for each type !

Conditional Sentence is a sentence that contains the assumption is often called a conditional sentence where an event will be fulfilled if the condition is met. In a sentence of conditional sentences, there are two clauses, namely: main clause and the if clause.

3 The types of conditional sentence

1. Type I (future)

This first type of conditional sentences refer to future events (future) so the fact or facts of his statement is still a possibility that may happen or may not happen. The first type of conditional pattern is as follows:

If + simple present, future tense

if + Simple Present, will-Future

examples :

· If he come tomorrow, I will be at home.

· If  opik meets tatjana, he will be happy.

· If Aghnia wants, she can come everytime.

· If I find her address, I will send her an invitation.

· I will send her an invitation if I find her address.

2. Type II (present)

Sentence type II modality is a modality for the present sentence kaliamat which is contrary to the events occurring in the present (present). So the facts in the present tense.b. Type II (present). Sentence type II modality is a modality for the present sentence kaliamat which is contrary to the events occurring in the present (present). So the facts in the present tense.

If + simple past tense, past future tense

If + Simple Past, main clause with Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)

examples :

· If I had my own car, I would go there my self

· if I had money now, I would buy more things

· If I wanted, I could force him to come now.

· If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

· If John had the money, he would buy a Ferrari.

3. Type III (past)

Type III conditional sentence is a sentence modality for the past where the sentence is contrary to the reality that happened in the past (past). So should the fact that in the past tense.

If + past perfect tense, past perfect future

If + Past Perfect, main clause with Conditional II

examples :

· If I had chosen the right one, I would not have.

· If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

· I would have sent her an invitation if I had found her address.

· If I hadn’t studied, I wouldn’t have passed my exams.

· If Andro had Realize how hurt it was for me, He would have said sorry.