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Practice Questions

I. State whether these groups of words are independent clauses or dependent clauses.

1. While I was painting. ______________________
2. If you give me a notebook. ______________________

3. I enjoy reading. ______________________
4. George hit the football. ______________________
5. Whoever is ready to volunteer. ______________________

6. Whatever makes you smile. ______________________
7. Whoever you want to nominate. ______________________
8. The girl received many blessings. ______________________

9. When the principal arrives. ______________________
10. Come here. ______________________

II. Fill in the blanks with adjective clauses.
1. He is the man _________________________________________________________.

2. This is the boy _________________________________________________________.
3. This is the place ________________________________________________________.

4. This is the cow _________________________________________________________.
5. I went to the party _____________________________________________________.
6. I have a new teacher ____________________________________________________.

7. I received a gift _________________________________________________________.
8. They are drinking juice ___________________________________________________.

III. Underline the adjective clause in each of these sentences.
1. Here are the papers you were looking for.

2. The woman, who lives near the park, bakes very nice cakes.
3. There is a book that I would like to buy for my daughter.

4. Switzerland is the place where I want to go.
5. The car that hit you belongs to my friend.
6. The man who was shouting loudly is my neighbour.

7. Sameer, whose relatives had come to visit him, had a great time.

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