Underline the subordinate clause and state whether it is a noun clause, adjective clause or adverb clause.

1. He asked me if I had seen his keys.

2. Now that you are married, you have to find a stable source of income.

3. What she said made hardly any sense to me.

4. You are what you think.

5. She didn’t show any interest in what I was saying.

6. The man whom she married is tall and handsome.

7. The girls that you saw playing in the garden are my nieces.

8. The carpenter who made this table is an expert craftsman.

9. The town where he lived is a long way away from here.

10. As he was the only applicant, he got the job easily.

11. I opened the windows because I felt hot.

12. As soon as I opened the window, the cat jumped in.

Answers

1. if I had seen his keys (Noun clause)

2. Now that you are married (Adverb clause)

3. What she said (Noun clause)

4. what you think (Noun clause)

5. what I was saying (Noun clause)

6. whom she married (Adjective clause)

7. that you saw playing in the garden (Adjective clause)

8. who made this table (Adjective clause)

9. where he lived (Adjective clause)

10. As he was the only applicant (Adverb clause)

11. because I felt hot (Adverb clause)

12. As soon as I opened the window (Adverb clause)

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