A noun clause is a subordinate clause that functions as a noun. EX: What he said was clear.
What is a noun clause?
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Independent - Expresses a complete thought and can stand by its own. EX: the clouds appeared.
Subordinating - Has a subject and a predicate but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone. EX: When the sun set.
When the sun set, the clouds appeared.
What is independent and subordinating clause?
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An adverb clause is a subordinate clause used as an verb. EX: When our visit ended, we returned home.
Adverb Clause Independent Clause
What is a adverb clause?
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An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun. EX: Emily, whose life was spent alone, wrote with great intensity. Adjective Clause
What is a adjective clause?
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Essential - a relative clause that limits a noun. EX: The man who ordered another double anchovy pizza claims to have a pet dolphin in his backyard pool.
Nonessential - a word, phrase, or clause that when it is removed from the sentence, the sentence still makes sense without it. EX: Big Ben, which is the symbol London, is a clock on a tower.
What is are essential and nonessential clauses?
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"whoever answers" which is also a indirect object.
What is the noun clause in this sentence? "Give whoever answers the message."
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Subordinate. It can't stand by its self.
What is this statement, subordinate or independent? "until he departs"