| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | how he escaped | A process noun clause. |
| 2. | how she solved it | A method noun clause. |
| 3. | how the cake rose | A process noun clause. |
| 4. | how the game works | A process embedded clause. |
| 5. | how the lock opened | A manner noun clause. |
| 6. | how the machine runs | A process noun clause. |
| 7. | how the rumor spread | A process noun clause. |
| 8. | how they knew | A knowledge-related noun clause. |
| 9. | how this works | A manner-related noun clause. |
| 10. | however it ends | A manner free relative. |
| 11. | if anyone objected | A past embedded question. |
| 12. | if he remembers | An indirect question clause. |
| 13. | if it will rain | A weather yes-no clause. |
| 14. | if she can stay | An indirect yes-no clause. |
| 15. | if the file exists | A yes-no noun clause. |
| 16. | if the plan succeeded | A past yes-no clause. |
| 17. | if they are ready | An embedded yes-no clause. |
| 18. | that he lied | A that-clause as noun. |
| 19. | that nobody noticed | A nominal that-clause. |
| 20. | that prices rose | A content clause example. |
| 21. | that she apologized | A content clause as noun. |
| 22. | that she was right | A clause as a noun. |
| 23. | that the earth moves | A declarative noun clause. |
| 24. | that time is short | A statement used nominally. |
| 25. | that we can win | A finite content clause. |
| 26. | that we were mistaken | A statement noun clause. |
| 27. | that you came | A content clause as noun. |
| 28. | what caused the delay | A causal noun clause. |
| 29. | what he said | A wh-word noun clause. |
| 30. | what I mean | A compact noun clause. |
| 31. | what matters most | A fused relative subject. |
| 32. | what she wants | A wh-clause functioning nominally. |
| 33. | what the doctor ordered | A fused relative clause. |
| 34. | what the sign says | A reading-related noun clause. |
| 35. | what they found | A nominal wh-clause. |
| 36. | what we need | A fused relative noun clause. |
| 37. | whatever you choose | A free relative clause. |
| 38. | when dinner is served | A time embedded clause. |
| 39. | when he returns | A time noun clause. |
| 40. | when school starts | A temporal noun clause. |
| 41. | when the baby slept | A time noun clause. |
| 42. | when the bell rang | A time noun clause. |
| 43. | when the show ends | A temporal embedded question. |
| 44. | when the train arrives | A time-related noun clause. |
| 45. | whenever you call | A time free relative. |
| 46. | where he hid it | A location wh-clause. |
| 47. | where she parked | A place noun clause. |
| 48. | where the keys are | A location embedded clause. |
| 49. | where the path ends | A location noun clause. |
| 50. | where the river bends | A place noun clause. |
| 51. | where they live | A place-related noun clause. |
| 52. | where we met | A location noun clause. |
| 53. | wherever you go | A place free relative. |
| 54. | whether he agrees | A noun clause of uncertainty. |
| 55. | whether I belong | A belonging-related noun clause. |
| 56. | whether it is safe | A safety-related noun clause. |
| 57. | whether she knows | A yes-no noun clause. |
| 58. | whether she objected | A yes-no noun clause. |
| 59. | whether they won | A noun clause of result. |
| 60. | whether we should go | A noun clause with whether. |
| 61. | whether you approve | An approval yes-no clause. |
| 62. | which answer is correct | A selecting question clause. |
| 63. | which book you want | A selecting embedded clause. |
| 64. | which one broke | A selecting wh-clause. |
| 65. | which road leads home | A route-selecting clause. |
| 66. | which route is faster | A choice-based noun clause. |
| 67. | which seat is mine | A choice noun clause. |
| 68. | which team advanced | A selecting noun clause. |
| 69. | whichever fits | A selecting noun clause. |
| 70. | who broke the vase | A subject wh-clause. |
| 71. | who called | A noun clause about identity. |
| 72. | who can help us | A helper-identifying clause. |
| 73. | who deserves credit | A subject noun clause. |
| 74. | who owns this house | An ownership noun clause. |
| 75. | who should lead | A leadership noun clause. |
| 76. | who they chose | A noun clause naming person. |
| 77. | whoever wins | An indefinite noun clause. |
| 78. | whom he admired | A formal nominal clause. |
| 79. | whom she had met | A past object clause. |
| 80. | whom she trusts | A formal object wh-clause. |
| 81. | whom the jury believed | A formal object clause. |
| 82. | whom they blamed | An object noun clause. |
| 83. | whom they elected | A formal object noun clause. |
| 84. | whom we should ask | A formal indirect question. |
| 85. | whom you invited | A noun clause as object. |
| 86. | whose bag was stolen | A possessive noun clause. |
| 87. | whose coat this is | A possessive wh-clause. |
| 88. | whose fault it was | A possessive question clause. |
| 89. | whose idea won | A possessive noun clause. |
| 90. | whose name was called | A possessive embedded clause. |
| 91. | whose phone rang | A possessive wh-clause example. |
| 92. | whose turn it is | A possessive embedded question. |
| 93. | whose voice I heard | A possessive noun clause. |
| 94. | why it matters | A causal noun clause. |
| 95. | why she left | A reason-related noun clause. |
| 96. | why she smiled | A reason wh-clause. |
| 97. | why the child cried | A reason noun clause. |
| 98. | why the engine stopped | A cause noun clause. |
| 99. | why the lights failed | A reason noun clause. |
| 100. | why we waited | A reason embedded clause. |