Question

You promised _____ (noun clause) The man _____ was taken to be fingerprinted. (adjective clause) The game _____ was exciting. (adjective clause) _____ is no one else's concern. (noun clause) Scott practiced his piano lesson _____. (adverb clause) It is my duty to report to the police _____. (noun clause) The printer _____ needs more toner. (adjective clause) Working is _____. (noun clause) The car _____ stopped at the crosswalk. (adjective clause) The minister performed the wedding ceremony _____. (adverb clause)

Answer 1

1. Your promise is _what others should be able to count upon_ (noun clause)

2. The man _who robbed the bank_ was taken to be fingerprinted. (adjective clause)

3. The game _that we played last week_ was exciting. (adjective clause)

4. _What I do on my own time_ is no one else's concern. (noun clause)

5. Scott practiced his piano lesson _because his parents asked him_. (adverb clause)

6. It is my duty to report to the police _that you killed your mother_. (noun clause)

7. The printer _in my office_ needs more toner. (adjective clause)

8. Working is _what can cause stress_. (noun clause)

9. The car _with the top down_ stopped at the crosswalk. (adjective clause)

10. The actress performed in the play _after recovering from an illness_. (adverb clause)

Answer 2

Clauses are groups of related words with a subject and a verb. There are two types: independent clauses and dependent clauses. While the former expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a full sentence, a dependent clause does not express a complete thought and can be classified in accordance to their function within a sentence: as a noun, adjective or adverb. What follows is the answer to each question and a brief explanation of what those clauses are.

1. You promised that you would give me guitar lessons (noun clause).

A noun clause is one that acts as a noun in a sentence (it can be subject, a direct or indirect object, a predicate nominative, or an object of a preposition) and that tends to begin with the words how, that, what, whatever, when, where, whether, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, or why.

That you would give me guitar lessons is acting as a noun, more specifically, as a direct object.

2. The man who was sitting next to me was taken to be fingerprinted. (adjective clause)

An adjective clause modifies, describes or gives further details to nouns and, very often, they begin with a relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, that, which) or a relative adverb (when, where, why).

who was sitting next to me is an adjective clause because it describes the noun the man, and it also begins with the relative pronoun who.

3. The game that took place in Mayas Stadium was exciting. (adjective clause)

that took place in Mayas Stadium is an adjective clause because it provides more information about the noun the game, and it begins with the relative adverb when.

4. Whatever I do with my spare time is no one else's concern. (noun clause)

This is a noun clause because it acts as the subject of the sentence and it begins with Whatever.

5. Scott practiced his piano lesson even though he did not want to (adverb clause)

Adverb clauses modify or describe adjectives, verbs or other adverbs, and provides information about place, time, condition, degree, frequency and manner, and usually are introduced by subordinating conjunction like while, because, although, when and since.

even though he did not want to is an adverb clause because it modifies the verb practiced by providing information about the circumstances upon which Scott practiced his piano lesson.

6. It is my duty to report to the police what I saw. (noun clause)

This is a noun clause because it acts as the direct object of the sentence and it begins with what.

7. The printer that is placed in the conference room needs more toner. (adjective clause)

This clause gives more detail to the noun the printer. Besides, it begins with the relative pronoun that.

8. Working is what I enjoy the most. (noun clause)

This clause is a noun clause because it acts as a noun, and begins with the word what.

9. The car that you sold last year stopped at the crosswalk. (adjective clause)

that you sold last year is an adjective clause because it gives further detail of the noun the car. Besides, it begins with the relative pronoun that.

10. The minister performed the wedding ceremony when the brooms were ready. (adverb clause)

The clause provides information about time at the same time it modifies the verb performed. Besides, it is introduced by the subordinating conjunction when.