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English grammar covers how words, phrases and clauses combine to form correct sentences. It includes tenses, parts of speech, prepositions, articles, voice, reported speech, agreement, infinitives, gerunds, adverb position, transitions, punctuation, sentence structure and inversion, with special attention to distinctions such as phrases versus clauses and active versus passive voice.
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- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Independent clause
Explanation: The clause "That he believes his story" functions as a noun because it acts as a subject of the sentence.
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Independent clause
Explanation: "Wherever you like" modifies the verb "may sit" by telling us the place, so it's an adverb clause.
Correct answer: Adverb clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Independent clause
Explanation: "What had happened" functions as the object of "want to see," acting like a noun.
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Essential adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Non-essential clause
Explanation: "After the movie was over" is an adverb clause because it tells when we went out to eat.
Correct answer: Adverb clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Independent clause
Explanation: "That she cooked" modifies the noun food, giving more information about it. Thus, it is an adjective clause.
Correct answer: Adjective clause3966. Identify the underlined clause.If they could love like you and me, imagine what the world could be.
- A. Adjective clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Noun clause
- D. Main clause
Explanation: "If they could love like you and me" is an adverb clause modifying the verb "imagine," expressing a condition.
Correct answer: Adverb clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Independent clause
Explanation: "When I reach home" tells us when the action in the main clause happens.
Correct answer: Adverb clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Independent clause
Explanation: The clause "That she won the prize" acts as the subject of the sentence.
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "Whoever smelt it" is a noun clause because it: Functions as the subject of the sentence.
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: The part "for whoever keeps his foot outside trouble" is a noun clause because it functions as the object of the preposition "for." It…
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Independent clause
Explanation: "As though she were a professional" modifies the verb sings, telling how she sings. Therefore, it is an adverb clause.
Correct answer: Adverb clause- A. Adjective clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Noun clause
- D. Principal clause
Explanation: The clause "that you did" describes or modifies the noun "mistakes", so it functions as an adjective clause.
Correct answer: Adjective clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "While my mother is cooking dinner" is a dependent clause because it provides additional information about the timing of the action in the…
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Independent clause
Explanation: "While I was sleeping" modifies the verb rang by indicating when it happened, so it is an adverb clause.
Correct answer: Adverb clause- A. Dependent
- B. Independent
- C. Both are independent clauses
- D. Both are dependent clauses
Explanation: "Because it relaxes her" cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, so it is a dependent clause.
Correct answer: Dependent- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: The part "when I reached home" cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It depends on the main clause to make sense.
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. even though
- B. more
- C. than the other
- D. pageant
Explanation: "More" is redundant because "prettier" is already the comparative form of "pretty." The correct phrase is "she was still prettier than the…
Correct answer: more- A. Subordinate clause
- B. Independent clause
- C. Dependent clause
- D. Relative clause
Explanation: Option B is correct. It is an independent clause because an independent clause can form a complete sentence on its own, containing a…
Correct answer: Independent clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Independent clause
Explanation: Noun Clause (Correct): A noun clause functions like a noun in a sentence.
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Independent clause
Explanation: Noun Clause (Correct): A noun clause functions like a noun in a sentence.
Correct answer: Noun clause