1.
名詞子句(當主詞、受詞)
Noun當受詞
I know Latin.
noun clause當受詞
I know that
Latin is no longer spoken as a native language.
The Toronto fans hope that
the Blue Jays will win again.
Noun 當主詞
Their destination is unknown.
noun clause當主詞
Where they are
going is unknown.
Whoever
broke the vase will have
to pay for it.
介係詞+ 受詞
about what you bought at the mall
2.
形容詞子句(形容人物)
Adjective
the red coat
Adjective clause
the coat which I
bought yesterday
informal
The books people read were mainly
religious.
formal
The books that people read were mainly religious.
informal
Some firefighters never meet the
people they save.
formal
Some firefighters never meet the
people whom they save.
the meat which they ate was tainted
about the movie which made him cry
they are searching for the one who borrowed the book
Did I tell you about the author whom
I met?
3.
副詞子句(表時間、地點、條件)
adverb
The committee will meet tomorrow.
adverb clause
The committee will meet when the
Prime Minister is in Ottawa .
副詞子句
adverb
The premier gave a speech here.
adverb clause
The premier gave a speech where
the workers were striking.
independent
clause
they left the locker room
dependent adverb
clause
after they left the locker room
cause
Hamlet wanted to kill his uncle because
the uncle had murdered Hamlet's father.
effect
Hamlet wanted to kill his uncle so that
his father's murder would be avenged.
time
After Hamlet's
uncle Claudius married Hamlet's mother, Hamlet wanted to kill him.
place
Where the whole
Danish court was assembled, Hamlet ordered a play in an attempt to prove his uncle's guilt.
condition
If the British
co-operate, the Europeans
may achieve monetary union.