By the end of the lesson you will be able to … mention the difference between noun & adjective clause. detect adjective and noun clause. complete some exercises.

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English Grammar
Class-IX-XII

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Lesson: Difference
between noun &
adjective Clause

3. Learning Outcome
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•mention the difference
between noun &
adjective clause.
•detect adjective and
noun clause.
•complete some
exercises.
By the
end of
the
lesson
you will
be able
to …

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5. Difference between adjective & noun clause
1. Like an adjective, an
adjective clause modifies
a noun or pronoun,
answering questions such
as which? or what kind
of?
For example:
Write down the names of the
people who are in your group.
This adjective clause modifies
the noun“people.”
1. Noun clauses are not
modifiers, so they are not
subordinators like adjectives
and adverbs, and they cannot
stand alone. They must
function within another
sentence pattern, always as
nouns.
For example:
I think that grandparents should help
more in raising their grandchildren.
This noun clause is the object of the
verb “think.”
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6. Difference between adjective & noun clause
2. Most adjective clauses begin
with "who," "whom," "which,"
or "that.“. Sometimes the
relative pronoun (that's) is
omitted.
Occasionally, an adjective
clause is introduced by a
relative adverb, usually
"when,""where,"or"why.“
Example:
Thebook that is on the floor should be
returnedtothelibrary.
Homeistheplacewhereyourelax.
2. A noun clause usually begins
with a relative pronoun like
"that," "which," "who,"
"whoever," "whomever,"
"whose," "what," and
"whatsoever." It can also begin
with the subordinating
conjunctions "how," "when,"
"where,""whether,"and"why.“
Example:
Whoever wins the game will play in the
tournament.
Weraisewhateverweneed.
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7. Difference between adjective & noun clause
3. An adjective clause
must always appears
immediately following
the noun or pronoun. It
never comes at the very
beginning of a sentence.
4. An adjective clause
can be omitted from a
sentence and still have a
grammatically correct
sentence.
3. A noun clause can be
the subject or object of a
verb, a subject, subject
complement, direct
object, or object of a
preposition.
4. The noun clause
cannot be similarly
omitted.
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9. Tips to detect noun & adjective clause
1. An adjective clause nearly always appears
immediately following the noun or pronoun
answering questions such as which? or what
kind of?
2. If the clause follows a verb, you know that it’s a
noun clause and not an adjective clause.
3. If you see a sentence start with
who/what/when/how/where/whether and it’s
an indirect question— then it’s a noun clause.
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10. Examples
Noun clauses.
1. I wonder when
the final exam
is going to be.
2. I wonder where
the teacher
comes from.
3. I wonder where
the teacher is.
Adjective clauses.
1. I will see you on Monday,
when we will do another
activity based on Exercise 5.
2. Later I will show you
pictures of the town where
I am from.
3. I come from a town that is
about two hours west of
Boston.
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11. Group Work
In the passage below, underline the
three adjective clauses. (Hint: The
relative pronoun that has been omitted
from some of the sentences.)
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12. I went back to the Devon School not long ago, and found it looking
oddlynewerthanwhenIwasastudenttherefifteenyearsbefore.It
seemed more sedate than I remembered it, more perpendicular
and straight-laced, with narrower windows and shinier woodwork,
as though a coat of varnish had been put over everything for better
preservation. But, of course, fifteen years before there had been a
wargoingon....
I didn’t entirely like this glossy new surface, because it made the
schoollooklikeamuseum,andthat’sexactlywhatitwastome,and
what I did not want it to be. In the deep, tacit way in which feeling
becomes stronger than thought, I had always felt that the Devon
School came into existence the day I entered it, was vibrantly real
while I was a student there, and then blinked out like a candle the
dayIleft.
—fromASeparatePeace,byJohnKnowles
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13. Check you Answer
……………….. and what I did not want it to be. In
the deep, tacit way in which feeling becomes
stronger than thought, I had always felt that the
Devon School came into existence the day I
entered it, was vibrantly real while I was a
student there, and then blinked out like a candle
the dayI left.
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14. Pair work
Which of the following sentences
are adjective clause & which are
noun clause?
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15. Exercise
1. The car that she bought is beautiful!
2. Antonio, whose two dogs enjoy watching football as much
as he does, watches the games on TV with his pets.
3. What frightened me was the loud noise.
4. What is true is not always popular.
5. You need an area map that is up-to-date.
6. What is true is not always popular.
7. We had no idea of how she would perform on the exam.
8. Algebra, which is John's favorite class, is taught by a Ph.D.
9. I could not find the spot where I had parked my car.
10.We finally realized how well she scored on the test.
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16. Check you Answer
1. adjective clause
2. adjective clause
3. noun clause
4. noun clause
5. adjective clause
6. noun clause
7. noun clause
8. adjective clause
9. adjective clause
10.noun clause
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17. Individual work
Identify the adjective clause &
noun clause from the following
sentences ?
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18. Exercise
1. Many people hope that Canada can
resolve its economic problems.
2. The bankers need to know what they
should do.
3. Which one is the person who stole your
car?
4. The books which the professor assigned
were very expensive.
5. That is the place where Wolfe's and
Montcalm's armies fought.
6. It is important to ask whether the wedding
is formal or semi-formal. N
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19. Check you Answer
1. Many people hope that Canada can resolve its
economic problems. N.
2. The bankers need to know what they should do.
N
3. Which one is the person who stole your car? A
4. The books which the professor assigned were
very expensive. A
5. That is the place where Wolfe's and Montcalm's
armies fought. A
6. It is important to ask whether the wedding is
formal or semi-formal. N
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20. Evaluation
• Mention two difference between
noun & adjective Clause.
• Say- we find adjective clause before
noun or after noun.
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21. Evaluation
a. The chair collapsed when I sat down.
b. I sat on the chair which was broken.
In which sentence can the clause not be moved to
another position? (a, b)
a. The bank discharged the employee who
gambled.
b. The bank discharged the employee because he
gambled.
In one sentence the clause can be shifted; in the
other, it can’t. Which sentence contains the
adjective clause? (a, b)

22. Home work
Recall the class and practise
more and more.
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23. Departure
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