a group of words containing a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought
What is a subordinate clause?
100
Is the following adjective clause essential or nonessential? - The car, which was red, belonged to Jenny.
What is nonessential?
100
What is wrong in the following sentence? - When the sun shines we will shine together.
What is "it's missing a comma"?
100
Name any five words that could begin a noun clause...
What is How, If, That, What, Whatever, When, Where, Whether, Which, Who, Whoever, Whom, Whomever, Whose
Why?
100
What does the following adjective clause modify? - The car, which was red, belonged to Jenny.
What is "car"?
200
the three types of subordinate clauses
What is adjective, adverb, and noun?
200
Identify the relative pronoun in the following adjective clause: The hill, which is home to the soccer field, is called Mt. Royal.
What is "which"?
200
Identify the adverb clause: If they could love like you and me, imagine what the world could be.
What is "If they could love like you and me"?
200
Identify the noun clause: We have no idea where the baby is.
What is "where the baby is"?
200
What does the following adverb clause modify? - It looks bad when you entirely miss the ball.
What is "looks"?
300
required when an adverb clauses begins a sentence
What is a comma?
300
Identify the adjective clause: Paris is the place where romance blooms.
What is "where romance blooms"?
300
Choose a subordinating conjunction that correctly completes the following: You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains ________ the ground is rough and hard.
What is "because"? (could be various responses)
300
Identify the noun clause: Sally is valuable for what she knows about database searching.
What is "what she knows about database searching"?
300
What is the function of the noun clause? - What I had for breakfast gave me heartburn.
What is subject?
400
The type of word that begins an adjective clause
What is a relative pronoun?
400
Identify the adjective clause: This is the house I like best in the whole world because it is purple.
What is "(that) I like best"?
400
The 5 questions the adverb clause answers...
What is where, when, why, how, under what conditions, how much, to what extent?
400
Identify the noun clause: The girl that is my cousin believes that aliens exist.
What is "that aliens exist"?
400
What does the following adverb clause modify? - Jerry talked seriously as if she really cared.
What is "seriously"?
500
the five functions of a noun clause
What is subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, and predicate nominative?
500
Identify the adjective clause: Many people, who love Canada, hope that Canada can resolve its economic problems.
What is "who love Canada"?
500
Compose an original sentence containing an adverb clause but NOT at the beginning of the sentence.
What is (a variety of possible responses)?
500
Identify the noun clause: However much you are willing to give will be fine.
What is "However much you are willing to give"?
500
What is the function of the noun clause? - You should have given what your parents said thought and consideration.