Define the Clauses
Reduce Clauses
Reduced Clause or Absolute construction
function
construction
100

That she is angry about you surprised everyone. 

That she is angry about you _ Noun clause as a subject

100

Ulkar opened the door before she noticed Ulkar teacher coming.

Ulkar opened the door (before ) noticing Ulkar teacher coming.

100

She was smoking now, her eyes narrowed thoughtfully.

NAPC- f attendant circumstances

100

He is hard to please.


Part of compound nominal predicate

100

He came in limping.

Participle manner

200

This was the moment when we all suffered from Grammar

attribute, relative clause

200

I went to a hospital which has a special training room for doctors.

I went to a hospital with a special training room for doctors.

200

Having finished the project , she continued to do the housework.

Reduced adverb clause

200

Not being qualified, she will be unable to answer your 

questions.

Participle Cause / Reason

200

We listened to him play

the guitar.


Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction

300
The weather was so cold that children couldn't go out. 

adverbial clause result.

300
Although I have explained all the rules before, I keep repeating them again and again. ( use a preposition)

In spite of having explained all the rules before, I keep repeating them again and again.

300

He was a gentleman, but he was passionate, the cup once sipped, would he 

consent to put it down?

NAPC - condition

300

This fire is certain to produce

panic soon.


Subjective-with-the-Infinitive 

Construction

300

I consider him engaged in the 

local theatre.


Objective Participle Const

400

Students will keep dancing whether they pass or not.

condition , adverbial

400

After she had finished the project , she gave a gift to the most active students. ( without after and show time order)

Having finished the project , she gave a gift to the most active students.

400

I saw a man with a hat on his head.

Reduced adjective clause with 'have'

400

She was found sitting under a big tree.

e Subjective Participial Construction i

400

Your health will 

improve as soon as 

you give up smoking.

Predicative

500

During the project she talked as if she was the winner of the game.

as if - adverbial comparison

500

Minay is the first student who might do this task. ( not in usual way)

Minay is the first student to do this task.

500

Done once, it cannot be done again.

Reduced adverb clause of condition

500

The barometer is an 

instrument for

measuring the 

pressure of the air

Gerund as an attribute

500

I found him ready and waiting for me, with his stick in his hand

 Prepositional Absolute 

Construction (PAC).

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