take the place of a noun,
meaning that you can test
for a noun clause by
replacing it with a
pronoun (usually: it,
someone, or something)
introduced by a limited number of words
interrogatives:
who, whoever,
whom, whomever,
what, whatever
(diagrammed as
nouns); which,
whose
(diagrammed as
adjectives); when,
where, why, how
(diagrammed as
adverbs)
expletives: if,
that,
whether,
whether or
not,
(diagrammed
above the
verb of the
noun clause
with a dotted
line drawn to
that verb)
performs the usual
function of a noun:
subject, subjective
complement, object of
preposition, direct object,
indirect object, objective
complement, appositive
Adverb
contains a subject and a verb
answers an adverb question: when, where, why, how
usually be moved
as a whole to
another location in
a sentence without
changing the
meaning of a
sentence
begins with a
subordinating
conjunction: after,
although, though, as,
because, before, even
though, if, once, since,
so that, unless, until,
when, whenever,
where, wherever,
whereas, wether or
not, while
helpful hint: when
trying to determine
what type of clause you
have before you
remember that a noun
clause can be replaced
by a single word noun,
or a pronoun, and that
an adverb clause can
move
don't confuse
coordinating and
subordinating
conjunctions: a
coordinating
conjunction can
only be FANBOYS
Relative
are used to
give additional
information
about
something
without adding
another
sentence
contains subject and verb
adjective clause that relates to or modifies the noun that it follows
can be introduced
by a relative
pronoun: who,
whom, whose,
which, that OR can
be introduced by a
relative adverb:
when, where, why
Paige and Sara Marie "BFF's 5 ever, cause that's more than 4 ever"