Opportunity For Success: Clauses

The noun clause in the sentence is "What I had for breakfast." This clause functions as the subject of the sentence, indicating the thing that caused the speaker to have heartburn.

The adverb clause in the given sentence is "when she was in Miami." This clause modifies the verb "visited" and provides information about the time or circumstance in which the action took place. It explains that the person visited many friends specifically during the time when she was in Miami.

The adjective clause in the given sentence is "who is wearing the blue suit." It modifies the noun "woman" and provides additional information about her.

The adverb clause in the given sentence is "After she comes". This clause is used to indicate the time or condition when the action in the main clause will take place. In this case, it shows that the action of turning on the radio will happen after she comes.

The noun clause in this sentence is "Why she kept crying". It functions as the object of the verb "puzzled". The clause introduces the question of why she continued to cry, and it is the thing that confused or puzzled everyone.

The adjective clause in the sentence is "that people read." It modifies the noun "books" and provides additional information about the type of books being referred to.

The adjective clause in the given sentence is "who sits near me". This clause provides additional information about the boy, specifying that he is the one who sits near the speaker.

The adverb clause in the sentence is "Now that he has a lot of money". It functions as a subordinate clause and modifies the verb "can afford". It provides information about the condition or reason for the main clause.

The noun clause in the sentence is "which type of cookie to eat". It functions as the direct object of the verb "decide" and answers the question "what must I decide?".

The adverb clause in the sentence is "where the workers were striking". It answers the question "Where were the workers striking?" and provides additional information about the location of the speech.

The noun clause in the sentence is "Anyone who says that English teachers are boring". This noun clause functions as the subject of the sentence.

The correct answer is "I despise individuals of low character." This is an independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence. It has a subject ("I") and a predicate ("despise individuals of low character") and expresses a complete thought.

The adjective clause in the sentence is "they save". It modifies the noun "people" and provides additional information about the people that the firefighters save.

The correct answer is "He sang" because it is a complete sentence that can stand alone and express a complete thought. It contains a subject (He) and a verb (sang) and does not rely on any other part of the sentence for its meaning.

The answer "I was shocked to see the carnage in the morning, but my father was not surprised" has two independent clauses ("I was shocked to see the carnage in the morning" and "my father was not surprised") that are punctuated correctly with a comma and a coordinating conjunction ("but").