ref –
- https://chineseruleof8.com/2024/01/02/noun-clauses/
- https://chineseruleof8.com/2024/02/21/adjective-clauses/
- https://chineseruleof8.com/2023/12/24/adverbial-clause/
- https://pediaa.com/difference-between-clause-and-sentence/
Clauses play different roles in a sentence.
A clause can act as a noun, adjective or an adverb.
- A noun clause acts as a noun;
- an adjective clause acts as an adjective
- and an adverbial clause acts as an adverb.
Noun Clause:
We heard what you told them.
A man who betrayed his friends cannot be trusted.
Adjective Clause:
This clause appears behind the noun, and describes it.
The dress which you bought last year needs to be shortened.
I believed the lie she told me.
Adverbial Clause:
He goes whenever he wants.
Our clause describes verb ‘goes’. So it takes place as an adverb.
I had to continue until I received news from them.
Our clause describes the verb ‘continue’. So it takes place as an adverb.