Select the words of the complete subordinate clause in the sentence below. Then identify it as either an adjective or an adverb clause. There he was instructed to go to an alley that ran between two commercial buildings near the downtown area. subordinate clause: clause type:

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subordinate is "that ran between two commercial buildings near the downtown area" clause type is adjective

Answer:

The subordinate clause in the sentence above is the following one: That ran between two commercial buildings near the downtown area. It is an adjective clause.

Explanation:

The subordinate clause above is an essential relative clause. It provides necessary information to complete the meaning of the sentence and to identify the noun it describes/modifies (alley). If it was removed, the meaning of the sentence would be altered (see 1).

1) There he was instructed to go to an alley.