Clauses: Types of Clauses_Noun, Adjective, Adverb

Clauses

Types of Clauses_Noun, Adjective, Adverb

1. Clauses English 8

2. Introduction In grammar, a clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb. All sentences are clauses, but not all clauses are sentences.

3. Introduction This is because some clauses are independent, which means they can stand alone as a complete thought. These are the ones that may be a sentence. There are also dependent clauses, which do not express a complete thought and are not sentences.

4. What is a Clause? A clause is defined as a group of related words that contains a subject and predicate (verb). Examples: The dog barks   when the postman arrives. (This sentence has two clauses. In the first one (shown in bold), the subject is "the dog" and the verb is "barks." In the second one (Italicized), the subject is "the postman" and the verb is "arrives.")

5. Full Clause Structure Subject Verb Object

6. Types of Clause

7. Noun Clause A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. Noun clauses begin with words such as how, that, what, whatever, when, where, whether, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, and why. Noun clauses can act as subjects , direct objects , indirect objects , predicate nominatives , or objects of a preposition .

8. Noun clause Examples: I like  what I see . (Like all clauses, a noun clause has a  subject  and a  verb . In this example, the subject of the clause is "I" and the verb is "see.")

9. Noun clause Examples: I know  that patience has its limits . (In this example, the subject of the clause is "patience" and the verb is "has.")

10. Adjective Clause: An adjective clause is a dependent clause that, like an adjective, modifies a noun or pronoun. Adjective clauses begin with words such as that, when, where, who, whom .

11. Adjective Clause Examples: We’re going to the beach that I like the best . Mr. Jackson is the teacher who helped me with my math problems . The bad weather is the reason why I decided to drive instead of walk .

12. Adverb Clause: An adverb clause is a dependent clause that, like an adverb, modifies an adjective, an adverb, or a verb or verb phrase. Adverb clauses begin with words such as after, although, because, before, if, since, than, until, when, and while

13. Adverb Clause Examples; John eats eggs  when his chickens lay them . When we went to the zoo , we saw a lion and a bear. Keiko’s report was the best because she did the most research . Marcel will make a restaurant reservation when we choose a night to go .