Clauses Identifying adjective, adverb, and noun clauses in a sentence.

Adjective Clause  Dependent clause  Modifies a noun or pronoun  Begins with a relative pronoun

Relative Pronouns  who  whom  whose  which  that  where and when (sometimes)

Adjective Clause examples Men who are in the cooking contest should know how to make chili. Biology is a course my uncle teaches. (Watch Out--for the understood “that”)

Adverb Clauses  Dependent clause  Modifies a verb, adverb or adjective  Introduced by a subordinating conjunction

Subordinating Conjunctions after as though since when although because so that whenever as before than where as if even though though wherever as long as if unless whether as soon as in order that until while

Adverb Clause examples Because it was raining, we came inside. We went to the football game after we ate dinner.

Don’t forget the position rules! If the clause begins the sentence= Adverb or Noun If the clause follows the subject= Adjective If the clause follows the verb= Adverb or Noun

Noun Clauses  Dependent clause  Used as a subject, a direct object, an object of the preposition, or a predicate nominative

Words used to introduce Noun Clauses howwhen who,whom thatwhere whoever whatwhich whose whateverwhy whichever whetherif

Noun Clause examples I know Latin. (noun) I know that Latin is no longer spoken as a native language. (noun clause- DO) Their destination is unknown. (noun) Where they are going is unknown. (noun clause- Subject)

Noun Clause examples Their discussion was about what you bought at the mall. (noun clause- OP) Their discussion is whether you should go back to the mall. (noun clause- PN)