Types of Clauses
Hi! I have my exams in a few days. Please answer these mcqs for me. I capitalised the clauses because I could not underline them.
1) THE MAN COMPLAINED that there was no bread.
a) Dependent clause
b) Independent clause
2) I want to see what had HAPPENED.
a) Noun Clause
b)Objective clause
c) Adverb Clause
d) Main Clause
I can't find the answers to these questions anywhere. Please explain the answers with detail?? thanks!
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#1 is an independent clause because it can stand alone: 'The man complained' needs no other words to be a sentence. In #3, 'happened' is not a clause. 'What had happened' is a noun clause as the object (sometimes called the complement) of the verb 'see'.
- #1 is an independent clause because it can stand alone: 'The man complained' needs no other words to be a sentence.
- In #3, 'happened' is not a clause.
- 'What had happened' is a noun clause as the object (sometimes called the complement) of the verb 'see'.
- It explains what was seen.
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#1 is an independent clause because it can stand alone: 'The man complained' needs no other words to be a sentence.
In #3, 'happened' is not a clause. 'What had happened' is a noun clause as the object (sometimes called the complement) of the verb 'see'. It explains what was seen.
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