8th Clauses

Find the adverbial clause: Julio knew the right answer because he looked it up.

• because he looked it up. = adverbial clause describing = knew 
• who seem overly friendly. = relative clause describing = strangers
• Nobody Knew = noun clause = subject of the sentence

Find the relative clause and the word it modifies: My dad says never to trust strangers who seem overly friendly.

• because he looked it up. = adverbial clause describing = knew
• who seem overly friendly. = relative clause describing = strangers
• Nobody Knew = noun clause = subject of the sentence

Find the adverbial clause and the word it describes: I have not seen Sean since the football game ended.

• that I lost at the beach = relative clause describing: ring
• who she is = object of a verb
• since the football game ended. = adverbial clause describing: have not seen

Find the noun clause and tell me whether it is Subject, verb, subject complement, object of a verb or object of a preposition: Do you know who she is.

• that I lost at the beach = relative clause describing: ring
• who she is = object of a verb
• since the football game ended. = adverbial clause describing: have not seen

Find the relative clause and the word it modifies: The ring that I lost at the beach last summer had belonged to my great-grandmother.

• that I lost at the beach = relative clause describing: ring
• After it had been snowing for several hours: adverbial clause that describes the word: took
• who she is = object of a verb

Find the adverb clause and the word it modifies (describes). After it had been snowing for several hours, we took our sleds out to Sentry Hill.

• After it had been snowing for several hours: adverbial clause that describes the word: took
• that I lost at the beach = relative clause describing: ring
• I'm Leaving.= independent clause

Find the independent clause: If he doesn't get here soon, I'm Leaving.

• Since none of us owned bicycles, = dependent clause
• I'm Leaving.= independent clause
• Because her favorite program was on,= adverbial clause

Find the dependent clause: Since none of us owned bicycles, we decided to rent some.

• Because her favorite program was on,= adverbial clause
• I'm Leaving.= independent clause
• Since none of us owned bicycles, = dependent clause

Find the adverbial clause and the word it describes: Because her favorite program was on, Stacy wanted to stay home.

• who learned to dance from his grandmother, relative clause
• Since none of us owned bicycles, = dependent clause
• Because her favorite program was on,= adverbial clause

Find the relative clause and the word it describes. Jeri, who learned to dance from his grandmother, taught us the Charleston.

• who learned to dance from his grandmother, relative clause
• Formed by combining two clauses. Done with a coordinating conjunction: and, but, yet, for, or, nor, so
• Because her favorite program was on,= adverbial clause