Clauses Exercise: 1. My Friend Helped Me When I Was in Danger

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Clauses Exercise

State whether the subordinate clause used in the following sentences is an adjective clause,
adverb clause or noun clause.

1. My friend helped me when I was in danger.

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

2. We believe in democracy though it has its


shortcomings.

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

3. My parents were happy because I won the first


prize.

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Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

4. This is the girl who talked to me yesterday.

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

5. I have lost the tickets which I bought.

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

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6. He could not answer any of the questions that I


asked him.

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

7. Although he is very rich, he is a miser.

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

8. Everybody admits that he is a brave man.

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

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Noun clause

9. We knew that he was guilty.

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

10. What he told me was a lie.

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

11. He gave me everything that I asked for.

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Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

12. Your statement that you lost the money


cannot be believed.

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

Answers
My friend helped me when I was in danger. (Adverb clause)
We believe in democracy though it has its shortcomings. (Adverb clause)
My parents were happy because I won the first prize. (Adverb clause)
This is the girl who talked to me yesterday. (Adjective clause)
I have lost the tickets which I bought. (Adjective clause)
He could not answer any of the questions that I asked him. (Adjective clause)

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Although he is very rich, he is a miser. (Adverb clause)


Everybody admits that he is a brave man. (Noun clause)
We knew that he was guilty. (Noun clause)
What he told me was a lie. (Noun clause)
He gave me everything that I asked for. (Adjective clause)
Your statement that you lost the money cannot be believed. (Noun clause)

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