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3. That you want to stay independently comes as a surprise. _______________

4. Where he lives is not known to anyone. _______________
5. They asked if we needed any help. _______________

6. That the concept of ‘zero’ originated in India is a well-known fact. _______________

III. Underline the adverb clauses in the following sentences and state their kind.
1. The keys are not where I usually keep them. _______________
2. Akbar became a king of sixteen. _______________

3. When they saw the farmer scatter grain, the birds came down
in flocks. _______________
4. I think bungee jumping to be dangerous if you don’t have trained
supervisors. _______________
5. Whenever I get an idea for a story, I jot it down in a notebook. _______________

6. Tea is cultivated wherever there are hills that receive good rainfall. _______________
7. As she was not there, I left a message with her mother. _______________

IV. Underline the adjective clauses in the sentences given below and circle the nouns or
pronouns they modify.

1. The jungle which was inhabited by dangerous animals did not have any proper tracks.
2. My sister who has settled in Canada is a well-known geologist there.
3. This is the same rumour that has been doing the rounds these days.

4. She is the daughter that any parents would be proud of.
5. There is a small house in Darjeeling that was the house of Tenzing Norgay.

6. The puzzle that we put together was destroyed in a few seconds.
7. This is the recipe (that) I wanted you to try out.
8. He has a white puppy whose black paws look like socks.

Relative Clause
The subordinate clause that modifies a noun is called the relative clause. It adds up information
about the noun in a sentence by using a relative pronoun. It has a subject and a verb, but cannot
stand alone. As it functions like an adjective by giving more information about a noun, it is
sometimes also called an adjective clause. A relative clause begins with a relative pronoun who,
that, which, whose, or adverses where relative adverbs when, or why.
Read the sentences given below.

• Jane, who is French, has joined our school today.

• The banyan tree, which has witnessed our freedom struggle, is the village centre today.
Here, all the highlighted groups of words are relative clauses.
Relative clauses are of two types:

1. Defining Relative Clause 2. Non-defining Relative Clause

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