Adjetive, Adverb, and Noun clauses

 

First of all, it is important to know that a dependent clause cannot stand by itself. But, an independent clause could stay alone.

 Adjective Clause

It is a subordinate clause that describes a noun or pronoun.

Examples:

• The reason why Maria goes to music lessons every day is that she loves all the topics.

• Dancing, which is her favorite hobby, is tiresome.

Adverb Clause

It is a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb.

Examples:

• Juan Pablo won the course because he worked hard.

• My parents will go to the church even if it rains. 

Noun clause

It is a subordinate clause used as a noun.

It can be used in different ways like:

•   Subject as a direct object and an indirect object.
•   An object of a preposition.
•   Predicate noun.

Examples:

• I will pay attention carefully to whatever she said.

• How she might say that was a surprise to me.