Question

Identify the Clause (Noun/Adjective/Adverb)

a) Ram said that she is a scholar.

b) I know the boy who topped the class last year.

c) The train had left before I reached the station.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Ram said that she is a scholar.

• It is a Noun Clause. That she is a scholar is playing the role of object of Transitive Verb.

b) I know the boy who topped the class last year.

• It is an Adjective Clause. Here who jas been used as Subject.

c) The train had left before I reached the station

• It is an example of Adverbial Clause. Before is used to mean adverb clause of time.

Answer 2

Answer:

a) Ram said that she is a scholar. (Noun clause)

b) I know the boy who topped the class last year.  (adjective clause)

c) The train had left before I reached the station.​ (Adverb clause)

Explanation:

Noun clause is a type of dependent clause in a complex sentence that works as a noun. A noun clause is usually introduced by an introductory word such that, whether, what, who, whoever, whose, where, why, etc.

Adjective clause is a type of subordinate or dependent clause; its function is to describe a noun in a sentence. An adjective clause starts with a relative pronoun such as that, where, when, why, which, who, whose, whom, etc.  

An adverb clause is a dependent clause that is used to add more information about a verb, adverb, or adjective. Adverb clause answers the question ‘how?', ‘where?', and 'under what conditions?