Each sentence given below contains a main clause and a subordinate clause. State whether the subordinate clause is an adjective clause (relative clause), adverb clause or noun clause.

1. I don’t know where they have gone.

2. I know a restaurant where they sell delicious South Indian food.

3. Though I knew no one at the party I enjoyed it very much.

4. The girl who won the beauty contest is a medical student.

5. The man whom we met in the store is an undercover cop.

6. I suspect that he is lying to me.

7. I wondered what she was doing there.

8. I can’t understand why they are behaving like this.

9. I don’t know how they arrived at this conclusion.

10. If you are in trouble I can help.

11. I know a child whose parents work abroad.

12. She is a singer whom millions of people admire.

Answers

1. I don’t know where they have gone. (Noun clause; it acts as the object of the verb know.)

2. I know a restaurant where they sell delicious South Indian food. (Adjective clause; it gives additional information about the noun restaurant.)

3. Though I knew no one at the party I enjoyed it very much. (Adverb clause of concession/contrast)

4. The girl who won the beauty contest is a medical student. (Adjective clause; it gives additional information about the noun girl.)

5. The man whom we met in the store is an undercover cop. (Adjective clause; it gives additional information about the noun man.)

6. I suspect that he is lying to me. (Noun clause; it acts as the object of the verb suspect.)

7. I wondered what she was doing there. (Noun clause; it acts as the object of the verb wondered.)

8. I can’t understand why they are behaving like this. (Now clause; it acts as the object of the verb understand.)

9. I don’t know how they arrived at this conclusion. (Noun clause; it acts as the object of the verb know.)

10. If you are in trouble I can help. (Adverb clause of condition)

11. I know a child whose parents work abroad. (Adjective clause; it gives additional information about the noun child.)

12. She is a singer whom millions of people admire. (Adjective clause; it gives additional information about the noun singer.)