When he was young ... - as in When he was young he did some very foolish things - is an adverb clause of time.
Adverb Clause
adjective infinitive gerund noun clause participle adverb
Any of an adverb, an adverb phrase or an adverb clause can describe a verb.Adverb: She swam smoothly.Adverb phrase: She swam through the water.Adverb clause: She swam when she saw the turtle.
Identify the main clause in the sentence below. Then decide if the subordinate clause is used as noun adjective or adverb. After we have read the story we will talk about it. Main clause Subordinate c?
The clause "who can cook" is an adjective clause, modifying man.The larger clause (that you will marry a man who can cook) is the object of the sentence, and is a noun clause.---The clause "who can cook" is an adjective clause (aka relative clause), a group of words with a subject (who) and a verb (can cook) that is introduced by a relative pronoun, but does not express a complete thought. Example:A man who can cook is a man after my own heart.The clause "who can cook" is describing the noun "man".An adverb clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that is introduced by a subordinate conjunction, that does not express a complete thought.He scrubbed the kitchen until everything shined.The clause "until everything shined" is modifying the verb "scrubbed".Note: Just like an adjective, an adjective clause describes a noun, and an adverb clause functions as an adverb.
Adverb Clause
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An adverb clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb. A conjunction that begins an adverb clause is called a subordinating conjunction. It joins the clause to the rest of the sentence.
adjective infinitive gerund noun clause participle adverb
Any of an adverb, an adverb phrase or an adverb clause can describe a verb.Adverb: She swam smoothly.Adverb phrase: She swam through the water.Adverb clause: She swam when she saw the turtle.
It has an adjective clause "who played the part of Prospero" describing Bryan.
Identify the main clause in the sentence below. Then decide if the subordinate clause is used as noun adjective or adverb. After we have read the story we will talk about it. Main clause Subordinate c?
No, "young" is an adjective that describes a noun or pronoun. It indicates the quality of being in an early stage of life or development.
The clause "who can cook" is an adjective clause, modifying man.The larger clause (that you will marry a man who can cook) is the object of the sentence, and is a noun clause.---The clause "who can cook" is an adjective clause (aka relative clause), a group of words with a subject (who) and a verb (can cook) that is introduced by a relative pronoun, but does not express a complete thought. Example:A man who can cook is a man after my own heart.The clause "who can cook" is describing the noun "man".An adverb clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that is introduced by a subordinate conjunction, that does not express a complete thought.He scrubbed the kitchen until everything shined.The clause "until everything shined" is modifying the verb "scrubbed".Note: Just like an adjective, an adjective clause describes a noun, and an adverb clause functions as an adverb.
The clause 'that the coach recommended' may be an adjective clause, as it begins with a relative pronoun (that) and modifies a noun such as plan, or strategy, or program.(* It might also be part of a noun clause if used as the subject of a sentence, such as That the coach recommended a new plan seemed strange.)
Dark can be an adjective or a noun. Darkly is an adverb.
"Night" is a noun.