Study the following sentences. They started in the morning. (Started when? – in the morning) They started before the sun rose. (Started when? – before… Continue reading
Clauses exercise
Find out the principal clause and subordinate clause or clauses in the following sentences. 1. James spoke as though he were a born orator. 2.… Continue reading
Adjective clause
A kind of subordinate clause which does the work of an adjective. An adjective clause is used to modify a noun or a pronoun in… Continue reading
Adverb clause
The label adverb clause refers to any subordinate clause which behaves as an adverb with respect to the rest of the sentence. Definition An adverb… Continue reading
More about noun clauses – part 2
A noun clause can be used in apposition to a noun or a pronoun. Study the following sentences. Your statement that you didn’t take the… Continue reading