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G Noun Clause is a clause that does the work of a noun in a sentence.
Read the following examples:
1. No one knows where we were headed .

2. I wonder how long we should wait here .

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G A noun clause may be introduced by that or question-words like why what how ,
etc. and by or if whether .
G A noun clause may be the subject of a verb, the object or complement of a verb or

the object of a preposition, an infinitive or a participle.
Read the following examples:

1. He said that he was not sad .
2. I don’t know if it is raining .

G Adjective Clause is a clause that acts as an adjective in a sentence.

Read the following examples:
1. Mrs Das is the teacher who helped me with my Grammar problems .

2. He likes a story that has a moral in it .

G An adjective clause describes a noun or a pronoun. It should be placed as close as
possible to the noun it describes.

G It is introduced by who , whose , whom , which and that . Sometimes , as when , where ,
etc. are also used.
Read the following examples:

1. This is the park where we can play football.
2. We’re going to the hill station that I like the most.

G Adverb Clause is a clause that acts as an adverb in a sentence.
Read the following examples:
1. When we went to the zoo , we saw many animals.

2. This computer works better than my last one did .

G An adverb clause usually modifies a verb. Since most of the verbs denote an action,
the adverb clause tells something about the action mentioned in another clause. It
may tell time , place or manner of the action. It may also tell the cause , purpose or
effect of the action. It may sometimes compare or contrast this action with any other

action. Accordingly, we get an adverb clause of time, place, manner, cause, purpose,
effect, condition, comparison or contrast.

G They are usually introduced by the following words:

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