Clauses Worksheet
Clauses Worksheet
Clauses Worksheet
Underline the clauses in the following sentences and state whether they are adjective clause,
adverb clause or noun clause.
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Clauses worksheet
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
Noun clause
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Answers
1. Maria bought some flowers which she wanted to give her mother. (which she wanted to
give her mother – adjective clause)
2. I don’t know the reason why she hates me. (why she hates me – noun clause)
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3. He drove fast so that he might reach the airport in time. (so that he might reach the
airport in time – adverb clause)
4. The professor was speaking so softly that we could not hear him at all. (that we could not
hear him at all – adverb clause)
5. The gardener said that all the plants had been pruned neatly. (that all the plants had been
pruned neatly – noun clause)
6. The angler said that he hadn’t caught any fish that morning. (that he hadn’t caught any
fish that morning – noun clause)
7. I wondered if she was free. (if she was free – noun clause)
8. Though he didn’t receive formal schooling, he is clever and industrious. (Though he didn’t
receive formal schooling – adverb clause)
9. The boys who misbehaved in the class were suspended. (who misbehaved in the class –
adjective clause)
10. He who laughs last laughs best. (who laughs last – adjective clause)
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