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An adjective clause should be placed as close as possible to the noun it describes. The
most appropriate way is to place it next to the noun it describes.

Test Yourself

II. Underline the adjective clauses in the sentences given below.

1. Summer, which is hot and uncomfortable, is also the time for mangoes.
2. The car that I liked in the showroom had been sold by the time I got there.

3. Lila, who has worked with us for six years, is lazy but honest.

4. Tina wore a beautiful gown which belonged to her mother.
5. People who do not eat fish find its smell quite unbearable.

6. The rat that was in the hole soon smelt the cheese.

7. The ring which my grandmother gave me fell into the swimming pool.
8. The fruit that is grown organically is expensive.

9. The kids who were called first will have the best chance of getting a seat.

10. Pizza, which most people love, is not very healthy.

Adverb Clause

An adverb clause functions as an adverb. It is introduced by a subordinating conjunction. It answers
the questions: how, when, where, why, to what extent and under what conditions.

An adverb clause is a dependent clause that, like an adverb, modifies an adjective, an adverb, a
verb or a verb phrase. Adverb clauses begin with words such as after, although, because, before, if,
since, than, until, when and while.

l When the ground trembled, people ran out of their houses.

l We saw a giraffe and its baby when we visited the Alipur Zoo.
l Judy’s report was adjudged the best because it had all the elements of a report.

l If I can make this a good presentation, I will get the next assignment.

In the above sentences, all the highlighted groups of words are adverb clauses.
The words with which an adverb clause begins are given below.

when, whenever, before, after, till, since, as soon as,
Time
while, as
Place where, wherever

Cause or Reason because, since, as

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