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Question:
The bankers need to know what they should do.
Answer:
The answer adverb clause is not correct.
Explanation:
This clause does not tell you which bankers need to know, but rather, it tells you what they need to know -- since it answers the question "what?" (and acts as the direct object of "to know"), it is a noun clause.
 
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