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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: "That" in the second sentence refers back to the idea expressed in the first sentence, "Liberty means responsibility".
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "Whomever I am with" is a noun clause because it:- Functions as the object of the preposition "between"- Begins with the relative pronoun…
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "After the movie was over" is an adverb clause because it:- Modifies the verb "went" (indicating when the action took place)- Begins with…
Correct answer: Adverb clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "When you are looking at it" is a noun clause because it:- Functions as the object of the verb "knows"- Begins with the relative adverb…
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Noun clause
- B. Adverb clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "That he believes his own story" is a noun clause because it:- Functions as the subject of the sentence- Begins with the subordinating…
Correct answer: Noun clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: A dependent clause (also known as a subordinate clause) cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Independent Clause
- B. Dependent Clause
- C. Adjective Clause
- D. Prepositional Clause
Explanation: The sentence "Can you tell me why you said that?" is an independent clause because:- It can stand alone as a complete sentence- It…
Correct answer: Independent Clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Adverb clause
Explanation: A dependent clause cannot stand alone and usually starts with a subordinating conjunction like 'because'.
Correct answer: Dependent 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. Independent Clause
- B. Dependent Clause
- C. Adjective Clause
- D. Prepositional Clause
Explanation: The clause "why she wasn't in school yesterday" is a dependent clause because:It cannot stand alone as a complete sentenceIt begins with…
Correct answer: Dependent Clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent Clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "she was the best basketball player in the school" is an independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence and conveys…
Correct answer: Independent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: "if I make the school soccer team" is a dependent clause. It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and provides a conditional context…
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Clause
- D. Phrase
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
- C. Adjective Clause
- D. Prepositional Clause
Explanation: The sentence "Do you know the student who won the tennis tournament?" is a complex sentence with an independent clause ("Do you know the…
Correct answer: Independent Clause- A. Independent clause
- B. Dependent clause
- C. Adjective clause
- D. Preposition clause
Explanation: The correct answer is option B, 'Dependent clause.' A dependent clause, such as 'when I reached home,' cannot convey a complete thought on…
Correct answer: Dependent clause- A. adjective clause
- B. adverb clause
- C. noun clause
- D. relative clause
Explanation: - "if the European Community gives it grain subsidies" is an adverb clause, modifying the verb "might give up" and indicating the…
Correct answer: adverb clause- A. adjective clause
- B. adverb clause
- C. noun clause
- D. essential clause
Explanation: - "When the sun shines" is an adverb clause because: - It begins with the subordinating conjunction "when" - It has a subject (the sun)…
Correct answer: adverb clause- A. adjective clause
- B. adverb clause
- C. noun clause
- D. main clause
Explanation: - "we knew we would" is an adjective clause, modifying the noun "life" and describing which life is being referred to.- The adjective…
Correct answer: adjective clause- A. Noun Clause
- B. Adverb Clause
- C. Adjective Clause
- D. Prepositional Clause
Explanation: The clause "what you said" is a noun clause because it:- Functions as a single unit, like a noun- Acts as the object of the verb "will…
Correct answer: Noun Clause4120. My mother offered me milk. But for my life, I could not drink it.[The underlined expression means:]
- A. However hard I may try
- B. Because of my life
- C. For the sake of my life
- D. During my life
Explanation: My mother offered me milk. But for my life, I could not drink it. [The underlined expression means:] However hard I may try
Correct answer: However hard I may try