Parentethical Statements

Kalau ada sebuah pernyataan yang berada di dalam tanda ( ) yang berada diantara Subjek dan kate Kerjanya (Predikat) dapat diabaikan.

• My husband (the doctor) works at Community Hospital. (=My husband works at Community Hospital)
• My best friend (the one in the green shirt) wants to meet you.

Kadang-kadang pernyataan yang berada diantara koma, juga sama seperti hal diatas:

• His brother, John, lives in Sacramento. (=His brother lives in Sacramento)
• Jack, and his brother, lives in Medan. ( bukan live. Sebab pernyataan “and his brother” disini sama dengan tidak ada, hanya untuk memberi penegasan.)
• My sister, who works in Miami, is visiting me this week.
• Mr. Johnson, however, was not amused.
• The teacher, along with her students, is coming to the party.

Frase kata Depan biasanya tidak mempengaruhi perubahan antara Subjek dan kata Kerjanya.

• The men in the car were shouting wildly.
• The men in the cars were shouting wildly.
• The books on the shelf next to the window are mine.

Namun, ada juga yang membuatnya berubah.

• A lot of people are traveling to Belize these days.
• A lot of milk was left in the refrigerator last night.
• Some of the apples were rotten.
• Some of the wine is too old.
• None of the water is safe to drink.

Relative clause bisa membuat perubahan, tergantung pada arti dan maknanya.

• Mary is the one who takes care of applications.
• Mary is one of the people who take care of applications.
• One of the men who live there is deranged.