Clauses

Adjective, Adverb, and Noun Clauses

First Step: Finding Clauses

• Clauses have to have a SUBJECT and a VERB

• If they are adjective/adverb clauses, you should be able to take it out of the sentence and still have a sentence left over.

• Common words that start dependent clauses:

  after, in case, unless, although, in that, until, as, now that, when, as if, once, whenever, as though, since, where, because, so, whereas, before, so that, whether, even though, than, which, except that, that, while, however, though, who/whom, if, whose.

  
  

Multiple Choice

Find the dependent clause:

You should work until the sun sets.

• You should work

• until the sun sets

• work until the sun sets

• the sun sets

Multiple Choice

Find the dependent clause.

If you buy the wrong size, your shoes will hurt your feet.

• If you buy

• your shoes will hurt your feet

• If you buy the wrong size

• will hurt your feet

Multiple Choice

Find the dependent clause.

The shoes that I sold him were the wrong size.

• The shoes that I sold him

• were the wrong size

• shoes that I sold

• that I sold him

Multiple Choice

Find the dependent clause.

What the girl yelled was not school appropriate.

• What the girl yelled

• was not school appropriate

• not school appropriate

• the girl yelled

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is underlined?

Since no one else volunteered, the job is yours.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is underlined?

The town where I was born is on the east coast.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is underlined?

After Mike sneezed all over the hamburger patties, no one wanted to eat.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is underlined?

We will do whatever is necessary.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is underlined?

You may play outside until the street lights come on.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is underlined?

That cat that you found belongs to the Smiths.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is underlined?

Pizza, which most people enjoy, is not my favorite food.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is underlined?

Where is the ice cream that was in the freezer?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is underlined?

What the cat did was not very nice.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

Multiple Choice

What type of clause is underlined?

McDonald's is disgusting if you ask me.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun