Explanation & Identification of Clause
1. A clause must have- [Ru 05-06]
a) Only a verb
b) A subject
c) Cause and effect
d) Subject and finite verb
Ans: d
2. I know that he will come. The underlined part is-
a) an adverbial clause
b) an adjective clause
c) a noun clause
d) a principal clause
Ans: d
3. Look before you leap. Here ‘look’ is: [Ru 17-18]
a) A subordinate clause
b) Not a clause
c) The principal clause
d) A verb clause
Ans: c
4. ‘The children are safe.’ is- [Iu 05-06]
a) An independent clause
b) A main clause
c) Both
d) None
Ans: c
5. Which part of the sentence “Rahim said that he was good” is sub-ordinate clause? [Ku 07-08]
a) Rahim said
b) that he was good
c) was good
d) he was good
Ans: b
6. I know what you want. The underlined part of the sentence is- [Ku 08-09]
a) A principal clause
b) Sub-ordinate clause
c) A co-ordinate clause
d) None of them
Ans: b
7. Identify the clause of the following sentence: ‘I took no notice of him, so he flew into a rage. [JnU 12-13]
a) Co-ordinate clause
b) Noun clause
c) Adjective clause
d) Adverbial clause
Ans: a
8. Where he was born is not known. The underlined clause is a/an- [Ru 16-17]
a) Noun clause
b) Adjective clause
c) Adverbial clause
d) Co-ordinate clause
Ans: a
9. ‘What he said is important.’ Identify the clause-
a) Noun clause
b) Main clause
c) Adverb clause
d) Adjective clause
Ans: a
10. I know that he was passed. [Ru 09-10]
a) Main clause
b) Noun clause
c) Adjective clause
d) Adverbial clause
Ans: b
11. What type of clause is the underlined words? ‘I do not know what he wants.’
a) Adjective clause
b) Co-ordinate clause
c) Adverbial clause
d) Noun clause
Ans: d
12. Her mother should let her have whatever she wants. The underlined clause is a/an- [Ru 16-17]
a) Adverbial clause
b) Noun clause
c) Infinitive
d) Adjective clause
Ans: b
13. He asked me whether I would help him. In this sentence the underlined part is- [Ru 11-12]
a) A noun clause
b) An adjective clause
c) An adverbial clause
d) A prepositional clause
Ans: a
14. He asked me why I was late.
a) Principal clause
b) Noun clause
c) Adjective clause
d) Adverbial clause
Ans: b
15. They asked me if I could meet them in the afternoon.
a) Interrogative
b) Coordinate clause
c) Conditional clause
d) Noun clause
Ans: d
16. I often wonder how you are getting on.
a) Adverb clause
b) Noun clause
c) Adjective clause
d) Relative clause
Ans: b
17. Life is what we make it. The underlined clause is-
a) Noun clause
b) Adjective clause
c) Adverb clause
d) Noun clause
Ans: a
18. This is the place where I was born.
a) Noun clause
b) Co-ordinate clause
c) Adjective clause
d) Adverbial clause
Ans: c
19. I know the reason why Mithila has done it.
a) Noun clause
b) Adverbial clause
c) Adjective clause
d) Principal clause
Ans: c
20. This is the pen that I lost yesterday. The underlined portion is- [JnU 17-18]
a) Noun clause
b) Dependent clause
c) Adverb clause
d) Adjective clause
Ans: d
