Is this a noun clause or an adverbial?

Question

I'm interested in the following question: I want to visit **where my grandmother was born**. To me it seems like a noun clause because I could replace the clause with a noun. For example: I want to visit **Ireland**. Is this the correct way to check? The definition I read for an adverbial clause states that Adverbial clauses of place modify the main verb in the sentence and provide information about the place that an action takes place. This definition has confused me about the difference between a noun clause and an adverbial clause. How about the following sentences: We can go **wherever you want.** You can show me **where it is.**

Answer 1

It would be a noun clause. Even though you are omitting it, what you are actually saying is, "I want to visit <the place> where my grandmother was born." The best way to check is to identify the clause. If it has a subject, a verb, and can stand alone without any additional information, then it is a noun clause.

Adverbial clauses cannot stand alone. For example, "I am going now." The word, now, is an adverbial clause, because it modifies how I am going and cannot be used by itself.

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