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NOUN CLAUSE
Noun clauses as the name implies,
function as nouns. That is, they are
word groups with their own subject
and verb that in turn function as a
subject, object, or complement in a
sentence. Noun clauses also function
sometimes as nouns of direct address
or as appositives.
– Whatever you ask is going to be too much.
(“Whatever you ask” is a noun clause
and the subject of the sentence.)
– We expect that the rain will stop soon.
(“that the rain will stop soon” is the
object of the verb “hope.”)
– This is what I was waiting for. (“what I
was waiting for” is the complement.)
– I will give whoever writes the best essay an A in
the course. (“whoever writes the best
essay” is the indirect object.)
– She spends money for whatever she wants.
(“whatever she wants” is the object
of the preposition.)
– Whoever you are, come out of there.
(“Whoever you are” is a noun of
direct address.)
– I don’t want it, whatever it is. (“whatever
it is” is an appositive.)
ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
Adjective clauses modify nouns or
pronouns. Most adjective clauses are also
known as relative clauses because they are
usually introduced by the relative pronoun
who, which, that, whose, or whom. The relative
pronoun is the subject or object of the
clause it begins. Adjective clauses also
usually appear immediately after the word
that they modify.
ADVERB CLAUSE
Adverb clauses are the type illustrated in the
above discussion of complex sentences. In
“Because the rain fell for three days, every street
in town was flooded,” the “because” clause is
adverbial. An adverb clause usually modifies a
verb, but it may modify an adjective, an adverb,
or even the rest of the sentence in which it
appears. In our sample sentence, the “because”
clause actually modifies the rest of the sentence
(the independent clause).
FUNCTIONS OF NOUN CLAUSE
Subject of the sentence
EX: That he had even asked her made her
angry.
 Direct Object
EX: Nobody knows how he got involved in
such activities.
 Indirect Object
EX: I will inform who took the last exam of
the score next week.
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FUNCTIONS OF NOUN CLAUSE
Subject Complement
EX: The insult was that he had even asked
her.
 Object of a Preposition
EX: She found fault in what he had asked
her.
 Object Complement
EX: You can call him what you wish.
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FUNCTIONS OF NOUN CLAUSE
Appositive to the Subject
EX: We that are older understand life better
that children.
 Appositive to the Object
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EX: I hate those that oppose me.
FUNCTIONS OF ADJECTIVE
CLAUSE
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Adjective Clause is used to modify a noun or
a pronoun. An adjective clause begins with the
relative pronouns "who ", " whom" "that",
"whose", or "which".
EX: They are searching for the one who
borrowed the book.
Did I tell you about the author whom I
met?
The books that people read were mainly
religious.
FUNCTIONS OF ADJECTIVE
CLAUSE
EX: The meat which they ate was tainted.
The book which has the blue cover is
mine.
FUNCTIONS OF ADVERB CLAUSE
A subordinate adverb clause can be
introduced by the subordinating conjunctions
in the following cases:
 Adverb Clause of "Cause and Effect"
with
“because, since, so (that), in order (that)”
EX: You shouldn’t go out because it is
raining now.
FUNCTIONS OF ADVERB CLAUSE
Adverb Clause of "Time" with: “after, before,
since, when, while, whenever, as, as soon as, once, until,
as/so long as, by the time, now that”
EX: After Hamlet's uncle Claudius married
Hamlet's mother, Hamlet wanted to kill him.
 Adverb Clause of "Place"
EX: You can go wherever you like.
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FUNCTIONS OF ADVERB CLAUSE
Adverb Clause of "Condition" with: “if,
unless, even if, only if, in case (that), whether or not, in
the event (that), provided (that)”.
EX: If the British co-operate, the Europeans
may achieve monetary union.
 Adverb Clause of "Opposition" with:
“although, whereas, even though, though, while”.
EX: They went on a field trip although it was
raining.
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FUNCTIONS OF ADVERB CLAUSE
Adverb Clause of “Manner" with: “as if, as
though”.
EX: He speaks English as if he were a native
speaker.
 Adverb Clause of “Comparison" with:
“than, as”.
EX: She is taller than her sister is.
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