Clause Types

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'He has a plan to give you a gift'What kind of clause is the 2nd?How can I distinguish adjectival from adverbial clauses?

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There is only one clause. A clause is a group of words with a subject verb relationship in it. The verb must indicate tense. Verbal forms like infinitives and participles do not comprise verbs/verb phrases. "To give" is an infinite and "you" is an object.

"He" is the subject and "has" is the verb.

Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, providing information like how much/many, which one/s, and what kind.

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs giving information like how, where, when, and why.

An adjectival clause will describe a noun or pronoun telling how much/many or which one/s or what kind about the noun or pronoun: Here is the book that I wrote. ("That I wrote" is an adjective clause describing the book, telling which one.)

When you arrived, the speaker said, "Hello" to you. (When you arrived is an adverb clause telling when about the verb "said.")

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