Download Noun, Adjective, and Adverb Clauses

Adjective, Adverb, and Noun
Clauses:
Also Known as Dependent Clauses!
Grammar
Eleventh Grade American Literature
Ms. Pennell
Adjective Clauses
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An adjective clause is a
subordinate clause that modifies a
noun or pronoun by telling what kind
or which one. Adjective clauses act
like adjectives.
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Usually connected to the word it
modifies by one of the relative pronouns
(that which, who, whom, or whose).
Sometimes, it is connected by a relative
adverb (after, before, since, when,
where, or why).
Examples of Adjective
Clauses
Arctic winters, which are
long and cold, are severe.
 The arctic is a region where
life is difficult.
 She likes the guy who sits in
front of her.
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Adverb Clauses
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Adverb clauses modify verbs,
adjectives, adverbs, or verbals
by telling where, when, in what
way, to what extent, under what
condition, or why.
An example of an adverb clause
is as follows:
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The Yukon entered Canada’s
confederation after a gold rush
brought 100,000 people to the
territory.
Adverb Clauses Continued …
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The Yukon entered Canada’s
confederation after a gold rush
brought 100,000 people to the
territory.
Here the subordinate clause after a
gold rush brought 100,000 people to
the territory is modifying or
describing the verb entered.
More on Adverb Clauses and how these
clauses function in sentences …
Remember that adverb clauses modify verbs, adjectives, adverbs, or
verbals (gerund, participial, and infinitive phrases) by telling where,
when, in what way, to what extent, under what condition, or why.
Modified
Words
Examples
Verb:
The Yukon entered Canada’s confederation
after a gold rush brought 100,000 people to
the territory.
Adjective:
The miner’s children were nervous whenever
he entered a tunnel.
Adverb:
Today’s dig lasted longer than the one
yesterday.
Participle:
The miners, cheering whenever someone
made a strike, were excited.
Gerund:
Digging wherever miners thought there was
gold has left the Yukon full of old miners.
Infinitive:
The tired miners wanted to relax after the
workday ended.
Noun Clauses …
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A noun clause is a subordinate
clause that acts as a noun.
 Usually start with a relative
pronoun
 Relative Pronouns: that, which,
who, whom, whose
 Acts like a noun or an adjective
Functions in
Sentences
Examples
Subject
Whoever travels the
Chattahoochee River follows the
yellow rafts gently floating down a
peaceful track.
Direct Object
You must pack whatever you will
need.
Indirect Object
You should give whoever waits at
the camp a copy of your route.
Object of a
Preposition
Robert Campbell settled trading
camps in whatever regions the
Hudson’s Bay Company sent him.
Predicate
Nominative
At 40, Campbell’s most notable
achievement was that he
established Fort Selkirk.
(is a noun or pronoun that
appears with a linking verb
and renames, identifies, or
explains the subject)