Subordinate Clause Exercise
State the kind of subordinate clauses in the following sentences.
1. She said that she was going.
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
2. I want to know why you are angry with me.
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
3. Though it was freezing cold, I went for a walk.
Noun clause
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Adjective clause
Adverb clause
4. Because she was angry, I just ignored her.
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
5. We haven’t decided the question of whether we
should move to a bigger home.
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
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Subordinate Clause Exercise
6. She asked me where I had been the previous
night.
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
7. I know a man who can’t hear or talk.
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
8. She asked me if I had seen her key.
Noun clause
Adjective clause
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Adverb clause
9. I have a friend whose parents are doctors.
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
10. She asked me if I could help her.
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
11. As soon as we heard the gunshots, we rushed
inside.
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Subordinate Clause Exercise
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
12. You will lose all of your friends if you continue
to behave like this.
Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
Answers
She said that she was going. (Noun clause)
I want to know why you are angry with me. (Noun clause)
Though it was freezing cold, I went for a walk. (Adverb clause)
Because she was angry, I just ignored her. (Adverb clause)
We haven’t decided the question of whether we should move to a bigger home. (Noun
clause)
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She asked me where I had been the previous night. (Noun clause)
I know a man who can’t hear or talk. (Adjective clause)
She asked me if I had seen her key. (Noun clause)
I have a friend whose parents are doctors. (Adjective clause)
She asked me if I could help her. (Noun clause)
As soon as we heard the gunshots, we rushed inside. (Adverb clause)
You will lose all of your friends if you continue to behave like this. (Adverb clause)
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