18 Questions
What type of adverbial clause is used in the sentence: 'Her father died when she was young.'
Time clause
Which conjunction is not typically used in a time clause?
Unless
What type of adverbial clause is used in the sentence: 'I couldn’t feel anger against him because I liked him too much.'
Reason clause
Which type of adverbial clause is used to express contrast or unexpectedness?
Concessive clause
What type of adverbial clause is used in the sentence: 'They were shoving each other out of the way, in order to get to the front.'
Purpose clause
Which of the following is NOT a type of adverbial clause?
Independent clause
What is the purpose of a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?
To connect two independent clauses
Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?
The cat was unsuccessful in his attempt to catch the mouse, and the mouse was equally as unlucky in his attempt to get the cheese.
What punctuation mark typically precedes a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?
Comma
Which coordinating conjunction indicates a contrasting idea?
But
What is the term for a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses?
Compound sentence
Which of the following sentences is NOT a compound sentence?
The cat purred contentedly.
What type of adverbial clause is used in the sentence 'He said he was happy where he was.'?
Clause of place
Which of the following sentences contains an adverbial clause of manner?
I don't understand why he behaves as he does.
What type of adverbial clause is used in the sentence 'These tanks speed across the desert, much as they did in World War II.'?
Clause of manner
Which of the following conjunctions is used to introduce an adverbial clause of place?
Where
What type of adverbial clause is used in the sentence 'Soft-stemmed herbs and ferns spread across the ground wherever there was enough light.'?
Clause of place
Which of the following sentences contains an adverbial clause of time?
When I arrived, they were already there.
Study Notes
Compound Sentences
- A compound sentence connects two independent clauses using a coordinating conjunction.
- Examples of coordinating conjunctions include: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
- A compound sentence typically follows the structure: Subject + Verb + Prepositional phrase + Coordinating conjunction + Subject + Verb.
Uses of Coordinating Conjunctions
- Coordinating conjunctions connect two independent clauses.
- Examples of compound sentences using coordinating conjunctions:
- Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.
- The cat was unsuccessful in his attempt to catch the mouse, and the mouse was equally as unlucky in his attempt to get the cheese.
Clause Types
- Independent clauses: have a subject and a predicate.
- Dependent clauses: do not have a complete meaning and rely on an independent clause.
- Adverbial clauses: provide additional information about time, manner, place, etc.
Adverbial Clauses
- There are 8 types of adverbial clauses:
- Time clauses (e.g., when, before, after, since, while, as, until)
- Conditional clauses (e.g., if, unless)
- Purpose clauses (e.g., in order to, so that)
- Reason clauses (e.g., because, since, as)
- Result clauses (e.g., so that, so)
- Concessive clauses (e.g., although, even though, much as, whereas, despite, except that, not that, while, even if, in spite of, though, whilst)
- Examples of adverbial clauses:
- Her father died when she was young. (Time clause)
- If they lose weight during an illness, they soon regain it afterwards. (Conditional clause)
- They were shoving each other out of the way, in order to get to the front. (Purpose clause)
Sentence Classification
- Exercises to classify sentences as:
- Simple
- Compound
- Complex
- Compound-complex
- Examples:
- The bell rang. (Simple)
- Bridget ran the first part of the race, and Tara biked the second part. (Compound)
- He stands at the bottom of the cliff while the climber moves up the rock. (Complex)
- Naoki passed the test because he studied hard and understood the material. (Compound-complex)
Test your understanding of clauses in English grammar, including independent and dependent clauses, and their conjunctions. Identify the types of clauses and their uses in sentences.
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