begins with a relative pronoun (who, whose, whom, which, that) or a relative adverb (when, where)
The term 'as you' is not a clause without a verb.But a clause introduced by 'as' is an adverb clause adding how, when, why to the statement made.As you said, it was more expensive than expected.We put the steaks on the fire as you arrived.
The clause "who can cook" is an adjective clause, modifying man.The larger clause (that you will marry a man who can cook) is the object of the sentence, and is a noun clause.---The clause "who can cook" is an adjective clause (aka relative clause), a group of words with a subject (who) and a verb (can cook) that is introduced by a relative pronoun, but does not express a complete thought. Example:A man who can cook is a man after my own heart.The clause "who can cook" is describing the noun "man".An adverb clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that is introduced by a subordinate conjunction, that does not express a complete thought.He scrubbed the kitchen until everything shined.The clause "until everything shined" is modifying the verb "scrubbed".Note: Just like an adjective, an adjective clause describes a noun, and an adverb clause functions as an adverb.
"Who were all comedians" is a adjective clause (a relative clause), for example:Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Burns and Allen, Stu Erwin, and The Goldbergs, who were all comedians, were TV stars of the early 1950s.The relative clause 'who were all comedians' is a clause introduced by the relative pronoun 'who' and relates back to and further describes the subject nouns (names).See the links below for simple descriptions of adjective and adverb clauses.
"Which is a mammal?" is an interrogative sentence, a complete thought, introduced by the interrogative pronoun 'which'.The sentence, "The blue whale, which is a mammal, is the largest living creature on earth." contains the relative clause "which is a mammal' that 'relates to' the subject noun, giving more information about the subject noun, is an adjective clause.
adjective
An adjective clause is the group of words that contain the subject and the verb acting as an adjective. An adverb clause answers questions like how, when and where.
"You" is not an adjective clause, or any other kind of clause, because it is a single word. "You" is a pronoun.
a dependent clause that modifies a noun
adjective
An adjective clause begins with a relative pronoun, such as who, whom, whose, which, that, when, or where.
A relative clause is also called an adjective clause because it describes the antecedent noun or pronoun.A relative pronoun is used to introduce an adjective clause:The cookies that mom made are for the bake sale. (mom is the subject of the adjective clause)A relative pronoun is used as the subject of the adjective clause: My car which is new was hit in the parking lot. (which is the subject of the adjective clause)
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