Embedded Clauses

Embedded Clauses

Embedded Clause

• An embedded clause is another way of using a subordinate clause by dropping it into the middle of a sentence. This time you need two commas, one at either side of the clause.

• Max, battling against the wind and rain, searched for his rabbit

  
  

• Max, worrying, because it was getting dark, searched for the rabbit

• An embedded clause does not make sense on it's own. You can't just say: battling against the wind and rain, you need the main clasue as well

Multiple Choice

Select the correct word to go in the following sentence:

The lady,............... was very talented, played the piano.

• who

• which

• she

• when

Multiple Select

Correct or incorrect?

This house, I grew up, looked very different years ago.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Open Ended

Rewrite the following sentence correctly:

The giraffe, was the tallest in the zoo, who towered over the other animals.

Multiple Select

Correct or incorrect?

The doctor, who was very kind, took my temperature.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• My bike which is very old, is broken.

• My bike, who is very old, is broken.

• My bike, which is very old, is broken.

• My bike, is very old, is broken.