Understanding And Identifying Clauses
35 Questions
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Objective: To identify the correct placement and subordination of clauses in sentences. To review the parts of speech. To review the parts of a sentence.
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- 1.Read the following questions below. Select T if the answer is true or select F if the answer is false.A clause is a group of words that contain a subject and a predicate. The types of clauses are main (independent) and subordinate (dependent) clauses
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.An adjective clause functions as an adjective and modifies a noun or pronoun. Adjective clauses are introduced by relative pronouns or subordinating conjunctions.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.An adjective clause can come at the beginning of a verb.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Noun clauses are clauses that functions as nouns. They can be found anywhere a noun can be founded in a sentence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Relative pronouns or subordination conjunctions can introduce noun clauses.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.An adverb clause is a clause that functions as an adverb. Subordination conjunctions are used to introduce adverb clauses.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Clauses and phrases are the same because they both have subjects and predicates.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Read the following sentences below. Identify the type of clause in each sentence by selecting the correct answer.The family whose house had burned down moved in with us.
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Appositive
- 9.Because Janet could not sleep, she took a sleeping pill.
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Prepositional
- 10.He remembered that the concert was next week.
- A.
Noun, direct object
- B.
Noun, appositive
- C.
Noun, object of a prepositon
- D.
Noun, subject
- 11.Whoever win tomorrow's game wil advance to the final round.
- A.
Noun, subject
- B.
Noun, direct ojbject
- C.
Noun, appositive
- D.
Noun, predicate nominative
- 12.Harriet Tubman was a woman who committed her life to fighting slavery.
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Infinitive
- 13.The car, which was red, belonged to Mr. Williams.
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Pronoun
- 14.Are you the girl that took my toy?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Noun
- C.
Adverb
- D.
Appositive
- 15.Clinton, who is fifiteen years old, likes to play Wii games.
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Infinitive
- 16.My brother, who now teaches math at a small college, never liked math in high school.
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Noun
- 17.I call on my teacher if I need help.
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Pronoun
- 18.Whenever we go to the movies, the theater manager makes us turn off our cell phones.
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Pronoun
- 19.Read the following questions below. Type the word that each clause is modifying in each sentence.It began to rain just as the girl left for school that day.
- 20.I drove by the house where my aunts live.
- 21.After the fruit harvest, we ate good!
- 22.I ran as if my life depended on it.
- 23.I will scream if you touch me with that frog.
- 24.Because of the school policy, the students were suspended for violating dress code.
- 25.The students have to stay in class until the bell rings.
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