Clauses Noun Clause

Adjective Clause Adverb Clause

NOUN CLAUSE

A noun clause is a dependent clause used as a noun.

A noun clause can serve the same function as a noun

in a sentence.

Noun clause uses:

◦ Subject

◦ Predicate Nominative

◦ Direct Object

◦ Indirect Object

◦ Object of preposition

NOUN CLAUSE SIGNAL WORDS

That WhatWhatever Who Whoever WhomWhomever How

NOUN CLAUSE

What Sarah did was brave and earned her

praise from everyone.

◦“What Sarah did” is the noun clause.

Whoever broke the vase will have to pay for it.

◦“Whoever broke the vase” is the noun clause. It is

the subject of the verb “will have to pay” and

answers the question, “who will have to pay?”

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Adjective clause is a dependent clause that is used

as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun.

Usually follows the word it modifies.

These clauses, like adjectives, answer the following

questions:

◦ Which one

◦ What kind

◦ How much

◦ How many

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE SIGNAL WORDS

WhoWhom Whose Which That

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

A family is more than a group of people

who are related.

◦Adjective clause is “who are related” and it

modifies the noun “people.”

It was she who started our family tree.

◦Adjective clause is “who started our family

tree” and it modifies the pronoun “she.”

ADVERB CLAUSES

An adverb clause is a dependent clause

that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an

adverb.

Like adverbs, the clauses tell where, why,

how, when, or to what degree something

was done.

ADVERB CLAUSE SIGNAL WORDS

After Although As As if As long as As soon as Because Before If In order that Since So that Than Though Unless Until When Whenever Where Wherever While

ADVERB CLAUSE MODIFYING A VERB

Most children leave home when the time

is right.

◦“When the time is right” is the adverb clause

which modifies the verb “leave.”

ADVERB CLAUSE MODIFYING AN ADJECTIVE

Many young adults think a career is

important because it helps them to

become independent.

◦“Because it helps them to become

independent” is the adverb clause which

modifies the adjective “important.”

ADVERB CLAUSE MODIFYING AN ADVERB

Many are marrying later in life than their

parents did.

◦“Than their parents did” is the adverb clause

which modifies the adverb “later”