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Subordinate / Dependent Clauses

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  • What is the subordinate clause? I don’t know whether he is innocent.
    whether he is innocent.
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "As he was not there, I spoke to his mother."
    As he was not there (Adverb clause)
  • What is the subordinate clause? Tell me where you have put my books.
    where you have put my books.
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "Just as he entered the room, the clock struck eleven."
    Just as he entered the room (Adverb clause)
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "Be sure to send whoever interviewed you a thank-you note."
    whoever interviewed you (Noun clause)
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "I often wonder how you are getting on."
    how you are getting on. (Noun clause)
  • What is the subordinate clause? We eat so that we may live.
    so that we may live.
  • What is the subordinate clause? The man who committed the theft last night has been caught.
    who committed the theft last night
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "Whoever thought of the idea is a genius"
    Whoever thought of the idea (Noun clause)
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "Whichever restaurant you pick is fine with me."
    Whichever restaurant you pick (Noun clause)
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "He asked me where I lived."
    where I lived. (Noun clause)
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "I still live in the same city where I was born."
    where I was born. (Adjective clause)
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "Pizza, which most people love, is not very healthy."
    which most people love (Adjective clause)
  • What is the subordinate clause? I am sure that you are wrong.
    that you are wrong.
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was as white as snow."
    whose fleece was as white as snow. (Adjective clause)
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "I enjoy telling people about Janet Evanovich, whose latest book was fantastic."
    whose latest book was fantastic. (Adjective clause)
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. I did it because I wanted to.
    because I wanted to. (Adverb clause)
  • What is the subordinate clause? If you eat too much, you will fall ill.
    If you eat too much
  • What is the subordinate clause? I waited for him until he came.
    until he came.
  • What is the subordinate clause? As he was not there, I could not speak to him.
    As he was not there
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "The focus of our work is how we can satisfy customers most effectively."
    how we can satisfy customers most effectively. (Noun clause)
  • What is the subordinate clause? The teacher said that honesty is the best policy.
    that honesty is the best policy.
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "He met a girl whose eyes were blue."
    whose eyes were blue. (Adjective clause)
  • What is the subordinate clause? It is difficult to understand why he distrusts his own children.
    why he distrusts his own children.
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "My parents were poor though they were of noble birth."
    though they were of noble birth. (Adverb clause)
  • Find the subordinate clause and identify the type. "We asked him many questions when he returned."
    when he returned. (Adverb clause)
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