Sentence and Clause Structure Flashcards

Which sentence contains a nonrestrictive relative clause?

Answer: My sister, who lives in Boston, is a doctor.

Nonrestrictive clauses add extra information and are set off by commas, as in 'My sister, who lives in Boston, is a doctor.'

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a subordinating conjunction.

Answer: Although it was raining, they continued the game.

'Although' is a subordinating conjunction that correctly introduces a dependent clause in option C.

What type of sentence is: 'The teacher explained the lesson, and the students took notes.'?

Answer: Compound sentence

A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction like 'and.'

Identify the appositive phrase in: 'Mr. Rivera, our history teacher, assigned a research paper.'

Answer: our history teacher

An appositive phrase renames or describes a noun; 'our history teacher' renames 'Mr. Rivera.'

Which option correctly combines these two sentences using a relative clause? 'The man won the prize. He wrote the best essay.'

Answer: The man who wrote the best essay won the prize.

The relative clause 'who wrote the best essay' correctly modifies 'the man' when placed immediately after it.

Which sentence has an adverbial clause of condition?

Answer: If you study hard, you will pass.

An adverbial clause of condition uses 'if' or similar words to express a conditional relationship.

What is the function of the clause 'what he said' in: 'I didn't understand what he said.'?

Answer: Noun clause functioning as a direct object

'What he said' is a noun clause acting as the direct object of 'understand.'