Question

I'm supposed to choose how the italicized noun clause is used. Not so sure about the different types of noun clauses.. can someone help me? & also kinda explain the difference?


1.The first thing to consider was [how to find a paying job.]
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OP
PN
DO





2.I am optimistic enough to believe [that young people will respond to a challenge.]
S
OP
PN
DO

3.Washington played by the river [when he was young.]
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause

4.[While talking,] he waved his arms.
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause


5.[What the speaker] said was not clear.
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause

6.I shall not repeat the story, [since it is not true.]
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause

7.Bryan, [who played the part of the lion], was the star of the play "Androcles and the Lion."
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause


8.The exhibition could not begin [until Phineas Barnum appeared.]
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause




9.[What will happen] is anyone's guess.
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause




10.The gardener put in a pinch of grass seed [wherever he pulled out a weed.]
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause



11.This is the house [that Jack built.]
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause



12.As [the sun sank and darkness fell,] hordes of gnats were attracted by the fire.
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause



13.Red was the color [she chose for the drapes.]
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause




14.The settlers could see the red skies in the north, [where the Indians were burning farms and towns.]
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause


15.[While visiting his parents] he attended our church.
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause


16.The house would be completely destroyed [unless the fire department responded quickly.]
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause


17.I remember [what you told me about poison ivy.]
noun clause
adjective clause
adverb clause

Help! :O Thank you in advance <3

Answer 1

http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1323469821

Think about WHERE each clause is placed in relation to the verb of the sentence.

BEFORE the verb? It's probably a subject.
#3 -- yes, it's the subject.

AFTER the verb? It's probably a direct object (if the verb is an action verb) or a predicate nominative (if the verb is a linking verb).
#2 = ??

English depends a great deal on WORD ORDER (the order of the words in a sentence) for meaning.