There are some texts that call adverb clauses subordinate clauses; they then call adjective clauses relative clauses, but don't put them in the subordinate category. That has always felt strange to me---but I think it's just a naming thing and not a disagreement on how things are functioning. I agree that this is an adverb clauses modifying the adjective. Edith Wollin From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Castilleja, Janet Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:18 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: What kind of clause is this? Quirk et al call it a that-clause modifying an adjective. I always have a hard time calling clauses that begin with 'that' adverb clauses, but then I'm stuck for a name. A friend of mine just calls them subordinate clauses. Janet Castilleja _____ From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scott Woods Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:30 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: What kind of clause is this? What kind of clause is the underlined part below? I think it is an adverbial clause modifying happy. Is this reasonable? Are there other reasonable analyses? The boy was very happy that his mother did not see him being such a pig. Thanks, Scott Woods To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/