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Grammar

Clauses

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1
Easy

An adjective clause modifies a:

ANoun or pronoun
BVerb or adverb
CPreposition
DConjunction
2
Hard

Which sentence correctly uses an embedded question (noun clause)?

AI don't know where he lives.
BI don't know where does he live.
CI don't know where he does live.
DI don't know where is he living.
3
Hard

Assertion: In 'Where there is a will, there is a way', 'Where there is a will' is an adverb clause. Reason: It modifies the verb 'is' in the main clause by telling the place.

ABoth Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation.
BBoth Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is NOT the correct explanation.
CAssertion is true, but Reason is false.
DAssertion is false.
4
Hard

In 'The news that the team had won spread quickly', 'that the team had won' is:

AA noun clause in apposition to 'the news'
BAn adjective clause modifying 'the news'
CAn adverb clause of result
DThe main clause
5
Easy

In 'Nobody knows where he lives', the noun clause acts as:

AObject of the verb 'knows'
BSubject of the sentence
CComplement of the subject
DObject of a preposition

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