{"id":75364,"date":"2021-09-11T12:37:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T12:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=75364"},"modified":"2024-04-25T09:43:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T09:43:46","slug":"identify-the-type-of-subordinate-clause-class-8-grammar-worksheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/identify-the-type-of-subordinate-clause-class-8-grammar-worksheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify The Type Of Subordinate Clause | Class 8 Grammar Worksheets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Underline the subordinate clauses in the following sentences and state their type \u2013 adjective clause, adverb clause or noun clause.<\/strong> You can learn about adjective clauses<\/a>, adverb clauses<\/a> and noun clauses<\/a> on their study pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. She was walking so fast that I could not catch up with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. He bought a car which was large but economical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Do you understand what he is saying?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. We went to the bakery which was famous for its Bengal sweets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Although I waited for hours, I could not talk to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. What he said didn\u2019t make much sense to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. We don\u2019t know how we are going to cope with this situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. I asked him if I could borrow his car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. I know a man who deals in antiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. I don\u2019t know where they could have gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. She was walking so fast that I could not catch up with her<\/span>. (Adverb clause; here the subordinate clause expresses result.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. He bought a car which was large but economical<\/span>. (Adjective clause; here the subordinate clause modifies the noun car.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Do you understand what he is saying<\/span>? (Noun clause; here the subordinate clause is the object of the verb understand)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. We went to the bakery which was famous for its Bengal sweets<\/span>. (Adjective clause; here the subordinate clause modifies the noun bakery)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Although I waited for hours<\/span>, I could not talk to him. (Adverb clause; here the subordinate clause expresses a contrasting idea.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. What he said<\/span> didn\u2019t make much sense to me. (Noun clause; here the subordinate clause is the subject of the verb what he said)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. We don\u2019t know how we are going to cope with this situation<\/span>. (Noun clause; here the subordinate clause is the object of the verb know.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. I asked him if I could borrow his car. <\/span>(Noun clause; here the subordinate clause is the object of the verb asked.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. I know a man who deals in antiques<\/span>. (Adjective clause; here the subordinate clause modifies the noun man.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. I don\u2019t know where they could have gone<\/span>. (Noun clause; here the subordinate clause is the object of the verb know.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main Clause and Subordinate Clause Worksheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n