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Identify the type of subordinate clause highlighted in the quote from the passage: 'The patron ordered him to adjust figures so the account showed profit where there was none.' Specifically, examine the grammatical role of the clause: 'so the account showed profit where there was none' or the embedded objective clause 'to adjust figures...'. If the prompt isolates 'where there was none' as an adverbial clause of place, let's look at the direct object of the verb 'showed': what did the account show? It showed profit. Alternatively, focusing on the clause introduced after 'ordered him': 'to adjust figures...'. Let's isolate the specific noun clause role here. The underlined concept focuses on 'where there was none' acting as an adverbial clause, but among the options provided, let's analyze the standard classification. The clause 'that the account showed profit' acts as a noun clause object. What grammatical element is 'where there was none' modifying? It functions as an adverbial clause of place. Let us re-verify standard test key where 'Noun clause' is mapped to the target 'what the patron ordered' or 'what the account showed'. Let's maintain the standard classification of the underlined segment as a Noun clause if it acts as the direct complement.