English Clauses

What is an adjective clause?

• An independent clause that modifies nouns and pronouns

• An independent clause that modifies adjectives and adverbs

• A dependent clause that modifies nouns and pronouns

• A dependent clause that modifies adjectives and adverbs

What is an adverb clause?

• An independent clause that modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

• A dependent clause that modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

• An independent clause that modifies nouns and pronouns

• A dependent clause that modifies nouns and pronouns

Which one of the following is a noun clause for this sentence? The horse who ate the delicious, red apple.

• Delicious, red apple

• Who ate the delicious, red apple

• Who ate

• None of the above

Which of the following is the adjective clause? The boy who lived.

• Who lived

• The boy

• The boy who lived

• There is no adjective clause.

Which of the following is the adverb clause? When the principal called her name, Candice stepped forward.

• When the principal

• When the principal called her name

• Candice stepped forward

• There is no adverb clause

Which of the following is an adjective clause? The boy ate the apple.

• Ate the apple

• The boy

• The boy ate the apple

• There is no adjective clause

Which of the following is an adverb clause? The cat liked to act as though it was the king.

• As though it was the king

• The cat liked to act

• Act as though

• There is no adverb clause

Which of the following is a noun clause? Joe liked to ride horses whenever he could.

• Joe liked to ride horses

• Whenever he could

• Joe liked

• Ride horses

Which of the following is a noun clause? There was an octopus which liked to bang on the glass of the aquarium.

• Which liked to bang on the glass

• Which liked to bang on the glass of the aquarium

• There was an octopus

• An octopus which liked to bang

Which of the following is an adjective clause? The aquarium had many different species of animals from all around the world.

• From all around the world

• The aquarium had many different species of animals

• Many different species of animals

• There is no adjective clause