Tricks to identify type of clause

<p>When the clause behaves as a&nbsp;<em>subject</em>, it is&nbsp;<em>followed by a verb</em>.</p> <p>When the clause behaves as an&nbsp;<em>object</em>, it is&nbsp;<em>preceded by a verb</em>.</p> <p>To confirm if it is a noun clause,&nbsp;<strong>replace the dependent clause with a pronoun</strong>&nbsp;(he, she, it, they, that, there, etc.)</p> <p>For example: She didn&rsquo;t expect&nbsp;<strong>that she would come first in the class</strong>.</p> <p>Let&rsquo;s replace the dependent clause by &lsquo;it&rsquo;. &rarr; She didn&rsquo;t expect&nbsp;<strong>it</strong>. Makes sense?</p> <p>Apply the same trick on the following sentence and see if it makes sense.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/toppr-tutors/tricks-to-identify-type-of-clause-324f0a60ab94"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>