Identify the kind of the underlined clause in the following sentence:
At the railway station, Ishaan asked the guard where the lost-and-found counter was.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Noun clause
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
The clause is the object of “asked”. It answers “Ishaan asked the guard what?” and does not describe the guard.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Noun clause (answer) | a group of words with its own subject and verb that does the work of a noun; it can be the subject or the object of a verb | Ma asked me what I wanted for lunch. |
| (2) Adjective clause | describes a noun just before it; a “where” clause is an adjective clause only when it follows a noun of place and tells which one | This is the hospital where my brother was born. |
| (3) Adverb clause | tells when, where, why or how an action happens | Put the plant where it gets the morning sun. |
| (4) Principal clause | the main clause; it makes full sense on its own | We waited at the bus stop until the rain stopped. |