WorksheetsThe Types of the Subordinate Clauses
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 38mins
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
Then he asked me if I wrote for any of the newspapers.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the types of the subordinate clauses in the following sentence:
She was determined that people should not know the baby was adopted.
the object clauses
the attributive clauses
the adverbial clauses
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
If Dorian Gray's life was spoiled, no one would be sorrier than yourself.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
The way in which Isabel got rid of Mr. Slush was rather amusing.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
I have never met an author who admitted that people did not buy his book because it was dull.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
I have never met an author who admitted that people did not buy his book because it was dull.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
Aren't you the young man who married Fleur Forsyte?
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
One day, because the days were so short, he decided to give up algebra and geometry.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
We hailed them and they halted while we hurried towards them.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
The porter who took our things thought the train would go from platform number two.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
She works harder than she used to.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
Your candidate is less truthful than he will admit.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
This student has prepared his report so well that I can find nothing to criticize.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
Oceanographers know that reefs play a crucial role in an ocean' s ecosystems.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
The president was taken ill, and, as a result the meeting was cancelled.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
The citizens were upset, for a new factory was to be built near their town.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
Emma booked a first-class ticket so that she can travel in comfort.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
In spite of the fact that he was qualified, he couldn't get a job.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
He's acting as if he's had bad news.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
That's the boy whose bicycle was stolen yesterday.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
The house where he was born has been demolished.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
His flat, which his bought two years ago, is modern and spacious.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
I stayed in bed because I fell ill.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
Children who grow up in cities often get very little exercise.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
After all, he now had what he had been longing for.
the object clause
the attributive clause
the adverbial clause
