World Folktales

THREE TYPES OF DEPENDENT CLAUSES WITH EXAMPLES

Adverb Clause: Modifies the independent clause

As the fox carried her on his back through the forest, she held on tightly.

The old couple were crying inside because they were so worried about the snow girl.

   

Adjective Clause: Modifies the noun it follows

  • a person who
  • someone/something that
  • a person whose
  • a place where
  • a time when

 

The children who lived in the village all loved to play with her.

She didn't trust any animal that might eat her, like the bear and the wolf.

She was a make-believe person whose blood was ice.

   
Noun Clause: Functions as the subject or object of a verb

The bear, the wolf, and the fox all asked her what she was crying about. (Always use sentence word order in noun clauses.)

She believed that she would be safest with the fox.