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Clauses worksheet

October 17, 2016 - pdf

Underline the clauses in the following sentences and state whether they are adjective clause, adverb clause or noun clause.

1. Maria bought some flowers which she wanted to give her mother.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I don’t know the reason why she hates me.

Correct! Wrong!

3. He drove fast so that he might reach the airport in time.

Correct! Wrong!

4. The professor was speaking so softly that we could not hear him at all.

Correct! Wrong!

5. The gardener said that all the plants had been pruned neatly.

Correct! Wrong!

6. The angler said that he hadn’t caught any fish that morning.

Correct! Wrong!

7. I wondered if she was free.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Though he didn’t receive formal schooling, he is clever and industrious.

Correct! Wrong!

9. The boys who misbehaved in the class were suspended.

Correct! Wrong!

10. He who laughs last laughs best.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. Maria bought some flowers which she wanted to give her mother. (which she wanted to give her mother – adjective clause)

2. I don’t know the reason why she hates me. (why she hates me – noun clause)

3. He drove fast so that he might reach the airport in time. (so that he might reach the airport in time – adverb clause)

4. The professor was speaking so softly that we could not hear him at all. (that we could not hear him at all – adverb  clause)

5. The gardener said that all the plants had been pruned neatly. (that all the plants had been pruned neatly – noun clause)

6. The angler said that he hadn’t caught any fish that morning. (that he hadn’t caught any fish that morning – noun clause)

7. I wondered if she was free. (if she was free – noun clause)

8. Though he didn’t receive formal schooling, he is clever and industrious. (Though he didn’t receive formal schooling – adverb clause)

9. The boys who misbehaved in the class were suspended. (who misbehaved in the class – adjective clause)

10. He who laughs last laughs best. (who laughs last – adjective clause)

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