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WorksheetsMain or Subordinate Clause? (Can you identify the clauses)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
I am sure that you are wrong.
Choose the Subordinating Clause:
I am sure
that you are wrong
The man who committed the theft last night has been caught.
The underlined clause is an example of:
Main Clause
Subordinate Clause
I waited for him until he came.
The underlined clause is an example of:
Main Clause
Subordinate Clause
It is difficult to understand why he distrusts his own children.
The underlined clause is an example of:
Main Clause
Subordinate Clause
Which of the following causes is a MAIN CLAUSE ?
until he returned
he returned
when he returned
because he returned
Which of the following is a SUBORDINATE CLAUSE ?
Sarah called mom
after Sarah called mom
but Sarah called mom
so Sarah called mom
The teacher said that honesty is the best policy.
The underlined clause is an example of:
Independent Clause
Dependent Clause
As he was not there, I could not speak to him.
The underlined clause is an example of:
Independent Clause
Dependent Clause
We eat so that we may live.
Choose the correct combination:
We eat = Main clause
We eat = Subordinate clause
So that we = subordinate clause
so that we may live = main clause
He does not know that I am quite truthful.
Choose the correct combination:
He does not = Main Clause
that I am = Main Clause
that I am = Subordinate Clause
that I am quite truthful = Subordinate Clause
Carla visited Ashely last week, so this week Ashely visited her as a surprise.
"so" is an example of:
coordinating conjunction
subordinating conjunction
I get enough of lectures when school is on.
Which of the following is the Main Clause?
I get enough of lectures
when school is on
