Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
We have seen that clauses are parts of a sentence, and they are classified as main and subordinate or dependent clauses. Dependent clauses can be further classified as follows according to the work they do in a sentence.
How do we decide whether a clause is a noun clause, an adjective clause or an adverb clause? There is a simple rule - we can replace an adverb clause with an adverb, an adjective clause with an adjective and a noun clause with a noun.
Look at the following examples -
- But I don’t know the answer. (Noun)
But I don’t know what they want. (Noun clause) - He told us a funny story. (Adjective)
He told us a story that was funny. (Adjective clause) - They went away. (Adverb)
They went when you were talking to your friend. (Adverb clause)
Now complete the following on your own :
- But I don’t know ____________.
- He told us ____________.
- They went ____________.
Advertisements
Solution
- But I don’t know What they are doing here.
- He told us the news that was very exciting.
- They went When they all were taking their lunch.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
It bleated frantically and butted him.
Add -ly to the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blank.
1) perfect
2) near
3) kind
4) pleasant
5) eager
He fell over the step and __________ broke his arm.
In the following sentence, point out the Main Clause and Subordinate Clause. Encircle the Subordinator.
I want to see the last one before it falls.
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
earned
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
The magistrate ordered that he might pay the fine.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
His behaviour vexes me.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
stand-in
Work with a partner and fill in the table with information about your locality. You may add more information, if necessary. When you finish filling the table, write a short paragraph comparing the two places.
| Locality | Your Place | Your Partner's Place |
| ♦ proximity to the railway station | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane proximity to the airport | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane number of shopping centers | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane number of temples | ||
| ♦ important heritage centres | ||
| ♦ sea, lakes, rivers, or ponds | ||
| ♦ traffic | ||
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
However we won’t delay ____________ (blast) off into space.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
Stay at
When we reached the park, __________.
There aren’t ______ (some/any) eggs in the basket.
But there are ____ (much/a few) near it.
Combine the pair of a sentence using the appropriate connector.
Yusuf was running high temperature. He could not take part in the competition.
Identify the phrase in the following sentence and classify them as Adjective, Adverb, or Noun phrase.
She worked in an enthusiastic manner.
Replace the underlined word by a participle in the following sentence.
They took the last wicket and walked back to the pavilion.
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
The florist ______ flowers on the street.
Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
You can use a pen ______ a pencil for writing.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
We ______ (walk).
Choose the correct verb.
We ______ home at 4 p.m. every day.
Fill in the blank
An elephant is big______slow.
Imagine yourself as the rabbit and tell your friend deer where you are.
I am ______ the rock.
Fill in the blank.
6 is ______ 5.
Adhi had taken ______ photos during the programme.
Fill in the blanks in the following sentence, using preposition if necessary.
The new machines are quite different ______the old ones. They are able to work ______a much faster pace, a substantially reduced risk ______the environment.
Look at the following words and classify them according to their fields.
| clinical, orthopedic, dividend, operations, fertile, Carnatic, diagnostics, industries, keyboard, hacker, desktop, vocal, cultivation, organic, unplugged, disease, harvest, livestock, mother-board, investment, internet, proxy, recycle bin, orchestra, trade, hip-hop, uprooting, guitar, cure, contracts |
| Music | |||
| Agriculture | |||
| Computer | |||
| Commerce | |||
| Medicine |
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
in cognito
Do as directed.
Varsha reached the railway station. She was waiting for them there. (combine into a compound sentence)
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
Very few boys in the class are as tall as Ravi.
He is sure to appeal ______ the judgment, since it was unfavourable to him.
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instructions given in the bracket.
I don't know Helen very much; nevertheless, I like her.
(Begin: In spite of ………)
