State the kind of subordinate clauses in the following sentences.
1. What she said made me angry.
Here what she said is the subject of the verb made; hence, it is a noun clause.
2. I don’t know what I am supposed to do.
Here what I am supposed to do is the object of the verb know; hence, it is a noun clause.
3. I know a man who deals in antique furniture.
Here who deals in antique furniture modifies the noun man; hence, it is an adjective clause.
4. She asked me what I was doing there.
Here what I was doing there is the direct object of the verb asked; hence, it is a noun clause.
6. I love him because he is my brother.
Because he is my brother is an adverb clause of reason.
7. As soon as the bus arrived, the children rushed to board it.
As soon as the bus arrived is an adverb clause of reason.
8. Though I had a headache, I enjoyed the movie.
Though I had a headache is an adverb clause of concession or contrast.
9. How they escaped is a mystery.
How they escaped is the subject of the verb is; hence, it is a noun clause.
10. All that I have is yours.
That I have modifies the pronoun all; hence, it is an adjective clause.
11. She married an engineer whom she met on a bus.
Whom she met on a bus is an adjective clause modifying the noun engineer.
12. All that glitters is not gold.
That glitters is an adjective clause modifying all.
Answers
- What she said made me angry. (Noun clause)
- I don’t know what I am supposed to do. (Noun clause)
- I know a man who deals in antique furniture. (Adjective clause)
- She asked me what I was doing there. (Noun clause)
- As it was raining, we cancelled the picnic. (Adverb clause)
- I love him because he is my brother. (Adverb clause)
- As soon as the bus arrived, the children rushed to board it. (Adverb clause)
- Though I had a headache, I enjoyed the movie. (Adverb clause)
- How they escaped is a mystery. (Noun clause)
- All that I have is yours. (Adjective clause)
- She married an engineer whom she met on a bus. (Adjective clause)
- All that glitters is not gold. (Adjective clause)
