What do noun clauses begin with and what do they function as?

A clause has a subject and a verb and functions as one part of speech. (It follows therefore that a noun clause functions as a noun in a sentence.) Lots of noun clauses start with "that," "how," or a "wh"-word (i.e., "what," "who," "which," "when," "where," or "why").

Explanation:

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: b: b: b: b: b: b: b: b: b

b. brooks wrote about the same type of neighborhood in which she grew up.