1. Clause Prepared By: - Nityanandesh Narayan Tripathi PGT English
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

2. Clauses - Explanation He told me that Rahul was an honest boy.
The above sentence can be divided into two parts.
1. He told me.
2. That Rahul was an honest boy.
It’s a complete sentence because it gives the complete meaning.
It is not a complete sentence because it does not give the complete meaning. It has to depend upon first sentence.
Principal Clause
Subordinate Clause

3. Clauses - Types Clause Principal Subordinate Noun Adjective Adverb
Condition
Time
Reason
Place
Result/ Effect

4. Before we start - Let us know about Sentence Structure: - Subject
Predicate
Ramesh is playing in ground with football.

5. Clause 2 Clauses - Definition Clause 1
A clause is a group of words forming a part of a sentence and which has its own subject and predicate.
Sentence 1
Sentence 2
He told me that Rahul was an honest boy.
Subject
Predicate
Subject
Predicate
Clause 1
Clause 2

6. Clauses – How to identify different ClausesSN
Clause
Identifying Connectors 1
Noun
That 2
Adjective
What, Where, Who, Which 3
Adverb
3.1
Conditional Adverb
If, Unless, Provided, In Case
3.2
Time Adverb
When, Whenever, Till, Until, Before, After, Since, While, As, As soon as
3.3.
Reason Adverb
Since, Because, For, As
3.4
Place Adverb
Where, Wherever
3.5
Result/ Effect Adverb
So, So that

7. Clauses Examples – Noun Clause
Aarti told me that there was no student in the class.
Srikant told me that he had seen the Metro Train.
He says that he met your brother.
He told me that he was absent from the class.

8. Clauses examples – Adjective Clause
I have talked to you what I wanted to talk to you.
This is the boy who scored highest marks.
This is the pen which I found in the school ground.
I remember the house where I was born.

9. Clauses examples – Adverb Clause
If you work hard, you will succeed. (Conditional Clause)
I found him dead when I reached there. (Time Clause)
He failed because he didn’t work hard. (Clause of reason)
Take the medicines at time so that you can recover soon. (Clause of Result)

10. Exercises: - Find the type of clauses in the given sentences: -
I told my brother that he should come in time.
I have a book which is red in colour.
The teacher scolded the teacher because he misbehaved in class.
You can borrow some more money from me provided you return the previous debt.
The thief who stole the money is now arrested.

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