English Language

Grammar

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All Parts of Speech Identification 1421 Tense and Time Sequence 167 Conjunctions and Connectors 8 Prepositional Usage 8 Subject-Verb Agreement 6 Pronoun Agreement and Case 4 Adjective and Adverb Confusion 2 Non-Finite Verbs 2 Parallel Structure 2 Noun Pluralization 1

Grammar Questions

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Identify the relative clause in the statement:
The red flower, which blooms in the garden, is brought from Africa.

  1. which blooms in the garden

  2. in the garden

  3. is brought from Africa

  4. The red flower
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A relative clause is one that describes the noun that precedes it in the main part of the sentence. Here the clause "which...garden" describes the red flower. Hence Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Identify the relative clause in the given sentence.
The man who goes for a walk every morning is my neighbour.

  1. who goes for a walk

  2. is my neighbor

  3. the man who goes

  4. every morning
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A relative clause is one that describes the noun that precedes it in the main part of the sentence. Here the clause "who...goes for a walk" describes the man. Hence Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Identify the relative clause in the statement:
This is the boy who works at the cafe.

  1. who works at the cafe

  2. the boy who

  3. at the cafe

  4. the boy who works at the cafe
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A relative clause is one that describes the noun that precedes it in the main part of the sentence. Here the clause "who...cafe" describes the boy. Hence Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Identify the relative clause in the statement:
He bought a car, which runs fast.

  1. a car

  2. which runs fast

  3. he bought

  4. he bought a car which
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A relative clause describes the noun that precedes it, in the main part of the sentence. Here "which runs fast" describes "car", hence Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Identify the relative clause in the following statement:
A novelist is a person who writes novels.

  1. A novelist

  2. who writes novels

  3. a person

  4. is a person who
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A relative clause describes the noun that precedes it, in the main part of the sentence. Here "who writes novels" describes "novelist", hence Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Identify the relative clause in the following sentence:
She loves books that have happy endings.

  1. she loves

  2. books that have

  3. that have happy endings

  4. the books
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A relative clause is one that describes the noun that precedes it in the main part of the sentence. Here the clause "that have happy endings" describes the books. Hence Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Identify the type of clause underlined in the following sentence:
I bought a Ferrari that is very fast.

  1. Adverb clause of time

  2. Noun clause

  3. Relative clause

  4. Adverb clause of place
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Relative clauses are joined to the main clauses by relative pronouns like "that" and give extra information about the noun, here "Ferrari". Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence, incorrect. 

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Identify the type of clause underlined in the following sentence:
Rita lives in Mexico, $\underline{which\ she\ likes.}$

  1. Adverb clause of time

  2. Relative clause

  3. Adverb clause of manner

  4. Noun clause
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Relative clauses are joined to the main clauses by relative pronouns like "which" and give extra information about the noun, here "Mexico". Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence, incorrect. 

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Identify the type of clause underlined in the following sentence:
I'm looking for an assistant who is good with Microsoft Excel.

  1. Adverb clause of time

  2. Noun clause

  3. Relative clause

  4. Adverb clause of place
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Relative clauses are joined to the main clauses by relative pronouns like "who" and give extra information about the noun, here "assistant". Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence, incorrect. 

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Identify the type of clause underlined in the following sentence:

The reason why I left is confidential.

  1. Adverb Clause of Purpose or Reason

  2. Adverb Clause of Manner

  3. Relative Clause

  4. Noun Clause
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Relative clause adds extra information about a noun by using "who", 'what", "why" and other questioning words. Hence Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not fit this description, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice introduction to clauses sentences english

Identify the type of clause underlined in the following sentence:

The road where the shooting took place is now closed.

  1. Adverb Clause of Time

  2. Adverb Clause of Place

  3. Relative Clause

  4. Noun Clause
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Relative clause adds extra information about a noun by using "who", 'what", "why" and other questioning words. Hence Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not fit this description, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

Identify the dependent/subordinate clause in the following sentence:
You may stand wherever you like.

  1. You may stand

  2. may stand

  3. may stand wherever you like

  4. wherever you like
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Subordinate clauses start with conjunctions or prepositions and cannot exist without the on the main clause. Here “wherever you like” is dependent on “You may stand”. Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not fit this description, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

Identify the principal/main clause in the given sentence:
Since he is down with fever, he will not be able to attempt today's test.

  1. Since he is down with fever.

  2. He will not be able to attempt today's test.

  3. down with fever, he will not be able to.

  4. is down with
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A complex sentence is made up of two or more clauses, where at least one of them should be independent, i.e., complete in meaning. The other clause/clauses should be dependent; it should depend on the main/independent clause for its complete meaning. In the given sentence, "Since he is down with fever" is a dependent clause as it looks incomplete on its own, it depends on the clause "he will not be able to attempt today's test" for its full meaning. Hence the latter is the main clause, it is independent on its own. Therefore, option B is correct and A is incorrect. Option C contains fragments of both clauses, these words are not coherent and do not form a clause, let alone the main clause. Hence option C is incorrect. Option D is a phrase, lacking the subject and the object, hence D is also incorrect.

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:

The moon was low and the light was dim.

  1. the moon was low

  2. the light was dim

  3. the moon

  4. the light
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B Correct answer
Explanation

Principal clauses form a complete sentence and can stand alone without any extra information. Here both "the moon was low" and "the light was dim" make complete independent sentences, hence Option A and B are correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect.