Identify the following Clause:Unless the crown can make a better case, the accused murderer will not be convicted.
Correct answer: B. adverb clause
- A. adjective clause
- B. adverb clause
- C. noun clause
- D. independent clause
Explanation
"Unless the crown can make a better case" is an adverb clause because it:- Modifies the verb "will be convicted" (indicating the condition)- Begins with the subordinating conjunction "unless"- Describes the condition under which the accused murderer will not be convictedAdverb clauses provide additional information about the manner, time, place, frequency, or condition of the main action, and in this case, "unless the crown can make a better case" indicates the condition.
Last updated
About Phrases and Clauses
A phrase is a group of words without a finite subject-verb relationship, while a clause contains one and may be independent or dependent. The topic covers noun, adjective and adverb clauses, main and subordinate clauses, sentence patterns and the difference between a dependent clause, a phrase and a sentence fragment.
Practise Grammar
6,178 free Grammar MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Exams that ask English questions like this
English is on 83 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.