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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. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: - "whomever I am with" is a noun clause, functioning as the object of the preposition "between".- The noun clause consists of the pronoun…
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
Explanation: - "until I get back" is a dependent clause, specifically a subordinate clause, because it: - Begins with the subordinating conjunction…
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
Explanation: - "Can you tell me why you said that?" is an independent clause because: - It has a subject (you) - It has a verb (tell) - It expresses a…
Correct answer: Independent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
Explanation: - "Because the test was so difficult" is a dependent clause (specifically, a subordinate clause) because: - It begins with the…
Correct answer: Independent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
Explanation: Dependent clause, but only if we're referring to the clause "while my mother is cooking dinner".
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
Explanation: - "I know about her" is an independent clause.- "why she wasn't in school yesterday" is a dependent clause (specifically, a noun…
Correct answer: Independent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
Explanation: - "Although she was only in grade 8" is a Dependent clause (specifically, a subordinate clause): - It begins with the subordinating…
Correct answer: Independent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
Explanation: - "I will be very surprised" is an Independent clause: - It has a subject (I) - It has a verb (will be) - It expresses a complete thought-…
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
Explanation: - "You must call me" is an Independent clause: - It has a subject (you) - It has a verb (must call) - It expresses a complete thought- "as…
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
Explanation: - "Do you know the student" is an independent clause because: - It has a subject (you) - It has a verb (know) - It expresses a complete…
Correct answer: Independent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
Explanation: - "He did his homework and went to bed" is an independent clause because: - It has a subject (He) - It has two verbs (did and went) joined…
Correct answer: Independent clause- A. Noun clause
- B. adjective clause
- C. adverb clause
- D. independent clause
Explanation: An adjective clause modifies a noun or pronoun, providing additional information about it.
Correct answer: adjective clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Independent clause
Explanation: Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb by providing information about time, place, manner, condition, or reason.
Correct answer: Adverb clause- A. Noun cause
- B. adjective cause
- C. adverb clause
- D. independent clause
Explanation: Adverb Clause (Correct): An adverb clause modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Correct answer: adverb clause- A. Noun cause
- B. adjective clause
- C. adverb clause
- D. independent clause
Explanation: Adverb Clause (Correct): An adverb clause modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Correct answer: adverb clause- A. Noun clause
- B. adjective clause
- C. adverb clause
- D. independent clause
Explanation: Noun Clause (Correct): A noun clause acts like a noun within a sentence.
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. adjective clause
- B. adverb clause
- C. noun clause
- D. independent clause
Explanation: "Simply because they can" is an adverb clause because it:- Modifies the verb "buy"- Indicates the reason why some people buy expensive…
Correct answer: adverb clause- A. adjective clause
- B. adverb clause
- C. noun clause
- D. strong clause
Explanation: "Who stole your car" is an adjective clause because it:- Modifies the noun "person"- Describes which person is being referred to- Begins…
Correct answer: adjective clause- A. adjective clause
- B. adverb clause
- C. noun clause
- D. independent clause
Explanation: "Wherever there is a large American city" is an adverb clause because it:- Modifies the verb "will be" (indicating the location or…
Correct answer: adverb clause- A. adjective clause
- B. adverb clause
- C. Noun clause
- D. Main clause
Explanation: "Which the professor assigned" is an adjective clause because it:Modifies the noun "books"Describes which books are being referred…
Correct answer: adjective clause