Question

Underline the subordinate clauses and state their types:
a. I know why he did not come home last night.
b. My friend, who is a journalist,was awarded by the President

Answer 1

Answer:

a) why he did not come home- Adverb Clause

b) who is a journalist- Adjective Clause

Explanation:

a ) It is an adverb clause because it answers to the question Why the action is happening?!

b ) It is a n Adjective clause because it is describing the person.

Answer 2

There are three types of subordinate clauses: adjective, adverb, and noun. When a subordinate clause modifies a noun or pronoun it is called an adjective clause

Subordinate clauses will often begin with subordinating conjunctions, which are words that link dependent clauses to independent clauses, such as for, as, since, therefore, hence, consequently, though, due to, provided that, because, unless, once, while, when, whenever, where, wherever, before, and after.