Clause (Part-8 of 10)-Difference between an adjective and a noun clause

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English GrammarClass-IX-XII

04/11/2023Difference between noun & adjective Clause

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Lesson: Difference between noun & adjective Clause


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Learning Outcome

• mention the difference between noun & adjective clause.

• detect adjective and noun clause.

• complete some exercises.

By the end of

the lesson

you will be able

to …


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WHATIS THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN AN ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

AND A NOUN CLAUSE????


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Difference between adjective & noun clause

1. Like an adjective, an adjective clause modifies a noun or pronoun, answering questions such as which? or what kind of?

For example:Write down the names of the people who are in your group.This adjective clause modifies the noun“people.”

1. Noun clauses are not modifiers, so they are not subordinators like adjectives and adverbs, and they cannot stand alone. They must function within another sentence pattern, always as nouns.For example:I think that grandparents should help more in raising their grandchildren.This noun clause is the object of the verb “think.”


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2. Most adjective clauses begin with "who," "whom," "which," or "that.“. Sometimes the relative pronoun (that's) is omitted. Occasionally, an adjective clause is introduced by a relative adverb, usually "when," "where," or "why.“Example:The book that is on the floor should be returned to the library.Home is the place where you relax.

2. A noun clause usually begins with a relative pronoun like "that," "which," "who," "whoever," "whomever," "whose," "what," and "whatsoever." It can also begin with the subordinating conjunctions "how," "when," "where," "whether," and "why.“Example:Whoever wins the game will play in the tournament.We raise whatever we need.


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3. An adjective clause must always appears immediately following the noun or pronoun. It never comes at the very beginning of a sentence.4. An adjective clause can be omitted from a sentence and still have a grammatically correct sentence.

3. A noun clause can be the subject or object of a verb, a subject, subject complement, direct object, or object of a preposition.4. The noun clause cannot be similarly omitted.


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HOW CAN I DETECT AN ADJECTIVE

CLAUSE AND A NOUN CLAUSE

EASILY????


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Tips to detect noun & adjective clause

1. An adjective clause nearly always appears immediately following the noun or pronoun answering questions such as which? or what kind of?

2. If the clause follows a verb, you know that it’s a noun clause and not an adjective clause.

3. If you see a sentence start with who/what/when/how/where/\whether and it’s an indirect question— then it’s a noun clause.


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Examples

Noun clauses.1. I wonder when

the final exam is going to be.

2. I wonder where the teacher comes from.

3. I wonder where the teacher is.

Adjective clauses.1. I will see you on Monday,

when we will do another activity based on Exercise 5.

2. Later I will show you pictures of the town where I am from.

3. I come from a town that is about two hours west of Boston.


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Group Work

In the passage below, underline the three adjective clauses. (Hint: The relative pronoun that has been omitted from some of the sentences.)


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I went back to the Devon School not long ago, and found it looking oddly newer than when I was a student there fifteen years before. It seemed more sedate than I remembered it, more perpendicular and straight-laced, with narrower windows and shinier woodwork, as though a coat of varnish had been put over everything for better preservation. But, of course, fifteen years before there had been a war going on. . . .I didn’t entirely like this glossy new surface, because it made the school look like a museum, and that’s exactly what it was to me, and what I did not want it to be. In the deep, tacit way in which feeling becomes stronger than thought, I had always felt that the Devon School came into existence the day I entered it, was vibrantly real while I was a student there, and then blinked out like a candle the day I left.—from A Separate Peace, by John Knowles


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Check you Answer

……………….. and what I did not want it to be. In

the deep, tacit way in which feeling becomes

stronger than thought, I had always felt that the

Devon School came into existence the day I

entered it, was vibrantly real while I was a

student there, and then blinked out like a candle

the day I left.


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Pair work

Which of the following sentences are adjective clause & which are noun clause?


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Exercise

1. The car that she bought is beautiful! 2. Antonio, whose two dogs enjoy watching football as much

as he does, watches the games on TV with his pets. 3. What frightened me was the loud noise. 4. What is true is not always popular. 5. You need an area map that is up-to-date. 6. What is true is not always popular. 7. We had no idea of how she would perform on the exam. 8. Algebra, which is John's favorite class, is taught by a Ph.D. 9. I could not find the spot where I had parked my car. 10.We finally realized how well she scored on the test.


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Check you Answer

1. adjective clause 2. adjective clause 3. noun clause 4. noun clause 5. adjective clause 6. noun clause 7. noun clause8. adjective clause 9. adjective clause 10.noun clause


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Individual work

Identify the adjective clause & noun clause from the following sentences ?


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Exercise1. Many people hope that Canada can

resolve its economic problems. 2. The bankers need to know what they

should do. 3. Which one is the person who stole your

car? 4. The books which the professor assigned

were very expensive. 5. That is the place where Wolfe's and

Montcalm's armies fought. 6. It is important to ask whether the wedding

is formal or semi-formal. N


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Check you Answer1. Many people hope that Canada can resolve its

economic problems. N.2. The bankers need to know what they should do.

N3. Which one is the person who stole your car? A4. The books which the professor assigned were

very expensive. A5. That is the place where Wolfe's and Montcalm's

armies fought. A6. It is important to ask whether the wedding is

formal or semi-formal. N


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Evaluation

• Mention two difference between noun

& adjective Clause.

• Say- we find adjective clause before

noun or after noun.

Evaluation

a. The chair collapsed when I sat down.b. I sat on the chair which was broken.In which sentence can the clause not be moved to another position? (a, b)

c. The bank discharged the employee who gambled.

d. The bank discharged the employee because he gambled.

In one sentence the clause can be shifted; in the other, it can’t. Which sentence contains the adjective clause? (a, b)


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Home work

Recall the class and practise more and more.


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Clause (Part-8 of 10)-Difference between an adjective and a noun clause