In which sentence does the first word of the underlined noun clause function as an adverb
a. whoever would pitch in the game had a tough battle against the best hitters in the league. b.the announcerlet us know that the rain would force a cancellation of the game. c.because of a rain delay, we did not know when the game would start. d.we were waiting to find out who was the starting pitcher.

A. Whoever would pitch in the game had a tough battle against the best hitters in the league.

Explanation:

Noun clause includes the phrase containing the noun and functioning as either the subject or as the predicate of the sentence. These clauses are a fragment that is dependent on the principal clause. Among the given options, option A illustrates the noun clause "whoever would pitch in the game" that is functioning as the subject as well as verb. Thus, option A is the answer.

i would say that these are the two thesis statements best for a literary analysis essay on recurring themes in shakespeare's romeo and juliet:

1.  in romeo and juliet, shakespeare demonstrates that love comes in a variety of forms, be it romantic, familial, or between friends.

2.  shakespeare explores the struggle for identity through the character of juliet in his play romeo and juliet.

the other theses aren't reoccurring in this play. 

explanation:

- "a nonrestrictive clause functions as a modifier to a noun (that is an object, person or concept). these clauses can be described by the following three options: it is set off by comas, it contains a subject and a verbs and it adds nonessential information to the sentence.

for example, in "here is bill gates, who confounded microsoft software company" we can identify "who confounded microsoft software company" as a nonrestrictive clause modifying the noun bill gates. this clause can be describes as a nonrestrictive clause because it is separated by a comma, it adds nonessential information to identify who bill gates is and it must contain both a subject (who) and a verb (confounded)."